The scientific name of the pygmy marmoset is Cebuella pygmaea, and its foreign name is Pygmy Marmoset. There are two subspecies. It is a small monkey that lives in the tropical rainforests of South America and looks and behaves like a squirrel.The pygmy marmoset likes to live in the higher parts of...
Common Marmoset (scientific name: Callithrix jacchus) is called Common Marmoset in English. There are 2 subspecies.Common Marmoset is active during the day, mainly climbing and jumping on trees, and sometimes appears on flat ground. They form groups of 4-15 individuals, usually a family. Groups are...
The yellow-crowned marmoset (Callithrix flaviceps) is a species of marmoset endemic to Brazil.Yellow-crowned marmosets eat fruits, nuts and other plant foods, as well as insects, spiders, frogs, small lizards and bird eggs. Some species collect food with their hands, but do not put it directly into...
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.Akari marmosets usually live in forests that have not been damaged by humans, so i...
The scientific name of the ring-tailed monkey is Callimico goeldii, which is a rare small monkey.Ring-tailed monkeys live in groups in the middle layers of trees, with 20 to 30 in each group. They are agile during the day and are difficult to catch. They mainly eat fruits, leaves, insects, bird eggs...
The scientific name of Verreauxi's crowned lemur is Propithecus verreauxi, and there is no subspecies.Verreauxi's crowned lemurs generally live in small groups, foraging in the morning and evening, and resting during the day. Their only way of moving on land is jumping.The mating season for...
The scientific name of the crowned lemur is Propithecus diadema. It is a tree-dwelling animal with a sense of territory. It lives in groups and is active during the day. It feeds on leaves, buds, flowers, seeds and fruits. It likes to walk sideways. The mating season is from January to March, the ge...
The scientific name of the velvet crown lemur is Propithecus candidus. It lives in groups and starts foraging at dawn. Its main food is flowers, young leaves, fruits and seeds. The mating season is from December to January of the following year. Each litter has 1-2 cubs.The IUCN Red List lists it as...
The giant lemur (scientific name Indri indri) is the only species in the giant lemur genus.The giant lemur is mainly arboreal, but also active on the ground. Most of them live in dense tropical jungles or arid areas; they are active during the day or at night. They feed on leaves, flowers, bark and...
The scientific name of the white-footed ferret lemur is Lepilemur leucopus, which belongs to the lowest primitive monkey. It has evolved for nearly 30 million years, and it can be said that they are the slowest evolving primates.The white-footed ferret lemur is a nocturnal animal. When the weather i...
Marohita Mouse Lemur (scientific name: Microcebus marohita) is also known as Marohita Mouse Lemur. It has no subspecies. Its specific habits are unknown.Listed in the "Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union" (IUCN) 2014 ver 3.1 - Critically Endangered (CR).Protect w...
Margot Marsh's Mouse Lemur (scientific name: Microcebus margotmarshae) is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has no subspecies. Its specific habits are unknown. The full information of the Magomash dwarf lemur was first collected on May 21, 2006, proposed by Andriantompohavana e...
Claire's Mouse Lemur (scientific name: Microcebus mamiratra), foreign name Claire's Mouse Lemur, no subspecies. Specific habits are unknown.Listed in the "Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union" (IUCN) 2014 ver 3.1 - Critically Endangered (CR).Protect wild a...
MacArthur's dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus macarthurii), foreign name MacArthur's Mouse Lemur, no subspecies.The MacArthur dwarf lemur is named in honor of Catherine T. MacArthur, founder of the MacArthur Foundation, which funded research that included the discovery of this species...
Jolly's dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus jollyae) is also known as Grey-brown Mouse Lemur. The name of this species is in honor of primatologist Alison Jolly.Populations of the Jolly dwarf lemur are reported to occur in the forests of Mananjari and Kianjavato. The area is located at an a...
Gerp's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus gerpi) is a new species discovered in 2012, and little is known about its behavior, communication methods, ecology or reproductive habits. The species appears to be confined to a small area of lowland evergreen rainforest and is seriously threatened by forest loss....
Microcebus danfossi (Microcebus danfossi) is an arboreal lemur that usually lives in pairs near streams or rivers. It feeds mainly on fruits and insects. It is active at night and spends the day hiding in tree holes. It is found in the mountainous rainforests of Madagascar.Listed in the 2014 Red Lis...
Bongolava dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus bongolavensis) is also known as Bongolava Mouse Lemur in English. Its specific habits are unknown.Listed in the 2014 Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver3.1 - Endangered (EN).Protect wild animals and stop eating...
Arnold's dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus arnholdi) lives in trees and groups, usually about 30 pairs living by streams or rivers. It mainly feeds on fruits and insects. It spends the day hiding in tree holes. In the evening, even if it wakes up, it will wait until sunset to scurry aroun...