Mico acariensis (M.van Roosmalen, T.van Roosmalen, R.A.Mittermeier & Rylands 2000)
- Dataset
- Callitrichiade
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Primates
- family
- Callitrichidae
- genus
- Mico
- species
- Mico acariensis
activity
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
biology_ecology
Habitat. Primary and secondary lowland terra firma forest; secondary rainforest surrounding plantations and manioc fields.
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
breeding
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
conservation
Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Additional research is needed to clarify the conservation status of the Rio Acari Marmoset.
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body ¢. 22 cm, tail ¢. 38 cm; weight ¢. 350 g. The Rio Acari Marmoset is snowy-white on the upper body, distally grading into gray to dark gray mixed with orange on the back and with an orange stripe running down to each knee. Dorsal sides of arms and hands are gray mixed with orange, ventral sides of the lower arms are white with orange, and ventral sides of the legs are white grading distally into orange, with bright orange inner surfaces. The neck and chest are white, the belly is bright orange, and the tail is black with a bright orange tip. The face is naked and pink or flesh colored, with black patches between the eyes, on the sides of the nostrils, and on the lower lip and chin. The nose has a narrow triangular patch on it. Eyes are orange-brown. Genitals are non-pigmented and exposed.
discussion
This species is monotypic.
distribution
Distribution. Brazilian Amazon along the right bank of the lower Rio Acari and through the interfluvium of the rios Acari (in the W) and Sucunduri (to the E), S perhaps to the distribution of the Black-tailed Marmoset (M. melanurus) between the rios Aripuana and Juruena.
food_feeding
Food and Feeding. The Rio Acari Marmoset eats small fruits, nectar, gums, and small animal prey.
materials_examined
Brazil, Amazonas, a small settlement on the right bank of the lower Rio Acari, close to the confluence with the Rios Sucunduri and Canuma, Amazonas State, south-central Amazonia, Brazil (05 ° 07 ° 08 ” S, 60 ° 01 ’ 14 ” W).
Name
- Synonyms
- Callithrix acariensis M.van Roosmalen, T.van Roosmalen, R.A.Mittermeier & Rylands 2000
- Homonyms
- Mico acariensis (M.van Roosmalen, T.van Roosmalen, R.A.Mittermeier & Rylands 2000)
- Common names
- Ouistiti de I’Acari in French
- Rio Acari Marmoset in English
- Rio-Acari-Seidenaffchen in German
- Titi de Acari in language.