Blue-eyed igrinka ( Latin Mico leucippe ) is a species of primates of the igrunkov family. The endemic of Brazil .
| Common Meal |
| Scientific classification |
|---|
| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Nadotryad : | Euarchontoglires |
| Suborder : | Grinded monkeys |
| Parvotryad : | Broad-nosed monkeys |
|
| International Scientific Name |
|---|
Mico leucippe ( Thomas , 1922) |
| Synonyms |
|---|
Callithrix leucippe (Thomas 1922) |
| Area |
|---|
|
| Security status |
|---|
Not enough data IUCN Data Deficient : 39912 |
|
Content
Previously classified as a kind of common marmoset ( Callithrix ) as a subspecies of Callithrix argentata or Callithrix chrysoleuca . Since 2001, placed in the genus Mico . [one]
Externally similar to the Mico argentatus species, the coat color is white, except for the light golden tail and legs. Face and ears are non-pigmented. [one]
It inhabits moist tropical rainforests, is more common in secondary forests . Forms the group consisting of 4-15 animals. During the breeding season, usually only one female from the group gives birth to offspring. Each group protects its territory from 10 to 40 hectares . [one]
The diet includes fruits, flowers, tree sap, insects, snails, small vertebrates. Like the rest of the little animals, these animals can make cuts on tree trunks and plant shoots to stimulate the formation of sap. [2]
Found in Brazil, at the mouth of the river Zhamanshim , on the right bank of the river Tapajos . [3]
- 2 1 2 3 Callithrix leucippe (English) . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
- Lands Rylands, AB Exudate-eating and Tree-gouging by marmosets (Callitrichidae, Primates) // Tropical Rain Forest: The Leeds Symposium. - Leeds, UK: Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, 1984. - P. 155–168. .
- ↑ Wilson & Reeder. Mammal Species of the World . - ISBN 0-801-88221-4 .
- Rylands A. "The Diversity of the New World Primates (Platyrrhini)". - 2009. - ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6 .
