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Rio Acari marmosets

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Scientific Name:Rio Acari marmosets

Basic Information

Scientific classification

Vital signs

  • length:About 15 cm
  • Weight:No verification information
  • lifetime:No verification information

Feature

A species that looks more like humans than gorillas

Distribution and Habitat

Distributed in the Amazon River Basin

Appearance

It is small, about 15cm in size, and looks like a monkey. It is said to be a species that looks more like humans than gorillas.

Details

The Rio Acari marmosets is one of seven new species of monkeys discovered in the Amazon between 1999 and 2009. Currently, residents in remote areas of the central Amazon basin in Brazil often keep this monkey as a pet.

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Akari marmosets usually live in forests that have not been damaged by humans, so it is difficult for scientists to determine the number of this species and the main threats it faces.


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