Mico humilis

(M. G. M. Van Roosmalen, T. Van Roosmalen, Mittermeier, & G. A. B. de Fonseca, 1998)

Black-crowned Dwarf Marmoset

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Roosmalen, M.G.M. van, Roosmalen, T. van, Mittermeier, R.A. and Fonseca, G.A.B. de. 1998. A new and distinctive species of marmoset (Callitrichidae, Primates) from the Lower Rio Aripuanã, State of Amazonas, Central Brazilian Amazonia. Goeldiana Zoologia 22:1-27.

Authority publication link

https://library.conservation.org/Published%20Documents/1998/A%20New%20and%20Distinctive%20Species%20of%20marmoset.pdf

Original name as described

Callithrix humilis

Other common names

Dwarf Marmoset · Roosmalens's Dwarf Marmoset

Type material

MPEG 24769

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Brazil, Amazonas, west bank of the lower Rio Aripuanã, 1 km S of Nova Olinda, 41 km SW of Novo Aripuanã, Amazonas State, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

moved from Callithrix, to Callibella, then to Mico (with Callibella as a subgenus), although the inclusion of the species under Mico is relativley tentative, as many sources still include the species under Callibella

Taxonomy notes citation

Schneider, H., Bernardi, J. A. R., Da Cunha, D. B., Tagliaro, C. H., Vallinoto, M., Ferrari, S. F., & Sampaio, I. (2012). A molecular analysis of the evolutionary relationships in the Callitrichinae, with emphasis on the position of the dwarf marmoset. Zoologica Scripta, 41(1), 1-10. · Silva, F. E., Costa‐Araújo, R., Boubli, J. P., Santana, M. I., Franco, C. L., Bertuol, F., ... & Hrbek, T. (2018). In search of a meaningful classification for Amazonian marmosets: Should dwarf marmosets be considered Mico congenerics?. Zoologica Scripta, 47(2), 133-143. · Garbino, G. S., Serrano-Villavicencio, J. E., & Gutiérrez, E. E. (2019). What is in a genus name? Conceptual and empirical issues preclude the proposed recognition of Callibella (Callitrichinae) as a genus. Primates, 60(2), 155-162.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000796

Country distribution map

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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.

Callithrix humilis

(M. G. M. Van Roosmalen, T. Van Roosmalen, Mittermeier, & G. A. B. de Fonseca, 1998)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

humilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MPEG 24769

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Goeldiana Zoologia

Name usages

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

Callibella humilis

(M. G. M. Van Roosmalen & T. Van Roosmalen, 2003)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

humilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Neotropical Primates

Name usages

  1. Van Roosmalen & Van Roosmalen (2003:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37944)
  2. Rylands, Coimbra-Filho & Mittermeier (2009:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5046)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41584/191706209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mico humilis

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

humilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #400000258

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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