Black-tailed Marmoset Mico (formerly Callithrix) melanurus

Black-tailed Marmoset
Black-tailed Marmoset
Black-tailed Marmoset
Marmosets have long incisors (front teeth) adapted to chisel small holes in trees to drink sap and gum. Tamarins have longer canine teeth for meat eating. The Black-tailed Marmoset has grey-brown fur with lighter front end, bare pink ears (not as startling as those of its close relative the Silvery Marmoset), a light stripe on its thigh and a long black tail.
Black-tailed Marmoset
Black-tailed Marmoset
Black-tailed Marmoset
It is native to west-central Brazil, eastern Bolivia and northern Paraguay.
Black-tailed Marmoset with baby
Black-tailed Marmoset with baby
Black-tailed Marmoset with baby
Black-tailed Marmoset with baby; twins are usually born and, like other marmosets, both parents and other relatives help to carry and care for the young.