CLASSIFICATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMATES
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Apes
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Monkey
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Both
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Detailed explanation-1: -Marmosets and tamarins : dwarfed monkeys of the South American tropics. Marmosets and tamarins (callitrichids) are small platyrrhine monkeys: total lengths range from 40 cm for the Pygmy marmoset Cebuella pygmaea to 75 cm for the Golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “true” marmosets (genus Callithrix) have short lower canine teeth (short-tusked), whereas marmosets with relatively long lower canines (long-tusked) are known as tamarins (genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus).
Detailed explanation-3: -There are about 42 species of small primates in this family. Marmosets and tamarins are found in Central and South America. They have rounded heads and front-facing eyes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Common Name: Golden Lion Tamarin. Scientific Name: Leontopithecus rosalia. Type: Mammals. Diet: Omnivore. Group Name: Troop.
Detailed explanation-5: -The tamarins are squirrel-sized New World monkeys from the family Callitrichidae in the genus Saguinus.