Callithrix jacchus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Marmoset

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Platyrrhini
Family : Callitrichidae
Genus : Callithrix

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033819

Original name as described

Simia Jacchus

Other common names

White-tufted-ear Marmoset

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

America. Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to Brazil, Pernambuco.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000782

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Simia Jacchus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

jacchus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033819

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Jacchus vulgaris

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499313

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Blyth (1863:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Hapale leucotis

(Lesson, 1840)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9358377

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Jacchus hapale

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

hapale

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994579

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Iacchus albicollis

(von Spix, 1823)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

albicollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 6

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826922

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Callithrix Iacchus

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

iacchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872853

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Sagouin jacchus

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

jacchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033397

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Hapale Jacchus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

jacchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Fitzinger (1855:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)

Callithrix jacchus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

jacchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Rylands, Coimbra-Filho & Mittermeier (2009:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5046)
  6. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41518/191705043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Simia Sagoinus jacchus moschatus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

moschata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664098

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Jacchus vulgaris

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in von Humboldt, 1811)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186551

Authority publication

Paris

Lemur jaccus

(J. E. Gray, 1821)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

jaccus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

298

Authority publication

London Medical Repository

Jacchus vulgaris Rufus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Hapale communis

(South, 1845)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

communis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

383 (as "383*")

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Hapale iacchus

(J. E. Gray, 1866)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

iacchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

734

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497731

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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