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The pygmy marmoset is a mammal.

The pygmy marmoset is between 13 and 37cm not including the tail. The tail is between 15 and 42cm. The pygmy marmoset has four limbs, the front limbs are shorter than the hind limbs. The underside of the belly is usually orangish, the mane’s are usually brown or gray. The long tai of a pygmy marmoset is ringed.

The pygmy marmosets habitat is tropical rainforest’s in South America, although there are some that live in Africa. The pygmy marmoset is mainly found in the Upper Amazon Basin east of Ecuador.

Pygmy marmosets daily behavior includes grooming, huddling and play. Social play is made up of chasing, or rough housing within groups of two or three marmosets. Young pygmy marmosets will play during resting times in the later morning and early afternoon.

Pygmy marmosets are omnivores, they will eat insects and other plant parts. Pygmy marmosets re even known to eat small reptiles.

The biggest predator to pygmy marmosets is the boa constrictor, although some birds do pray on them.

The pygmy marmoset is one of the few monkeys allowed to kept as a pet. Living in a house they can live up to 10-12 years old sometimes even 15 years, compared to living in the wild they can live up to 6-9 years old.



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