| Hershkovitz's marmoset[1][2] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Callitrichidae |
| Genus: | Mico |
| Species: | M. intermedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Mico intermedia Hershkovitz, 1977 | |
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| Geographic range | |
The Hershkovitz's marmoset (Mico intermedia), also known as the Aripuanã marmoset is a marmoset species endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil.[1] The common name is a reference to American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz.[4]
References
- ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 131. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Rylands AB, Mittermeier RA (2009). "The Diversity of the New World Primates (Platyrrhini)". In Garber PA, Estrada A, Bicca-Marques JC, Heymann EW, Strier KB (eds.). South American Primates: Comparative Perspectives in the Study of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. pp. 23–54. ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6.
- ^ Rylands, A. B. & Silva Jr., J. S. (2008). "Mico intermedius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T39911A10282931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T39911A10282931.en.
- ^ Mittermeier, Russell A. (September 1997). "Philip Hershkovitz - A Remembrance". Primate Info Net. Wisconsin Primate Research Center Library. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
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