- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold pygmy marmoset, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the pygmy marmoset
The western pygmy marmoset is the world's smallest monkey, found in the northwestern Amazon rainforest of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Adults average about 13 cm in body length, with a ringed tail around 20 cm long, and weigh roughly 110 to 122 g. It prefers lowland tropical forest and swamps that flood for more than three months a year. Its diet is mainly tree sap, gum, resin and latex, which it obtains by gouging holes in bark, along with some insects, small lizards, fruit and flowers. Groups keep in touch with trills at close range and J calls over longer distances, and pairs gradually make their trills more alike.
Pygmy Marmoset facts
- It is the world's smallest monkey, with average adults weighing 110 to 122 g.
- It gouges holes in bark to get tree sap, gum, resin and latex, and has dental adaptations for this.
- Pygmy marmosets frequently give birth to fraternal twins.
- After six weeks together, a pair's trill calls become more alike, and the change lasts for at least three years.
Where to see pygmy marmoset in the U.S.
3 zoos across 2 states
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