Pygmy marmosets are two species of small New World monkeys in the genus Cebuella. They are native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. These primates are notable for being the smallest monkeys in the world, at just over 100 g (3.5 oz).

The pygmy marmoset is the smallest species of monkey in the world and they have some cool arboreal adaptations that allow them mostly safe passage in a hostile, forest environment. They live in troops of between 2-9 individuals in rainforests in South America, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.

The pygmy marmoset, genus Cebuella, is a small genus of New World monkey native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. It is notable for being the smallest monkey and one of the smallest primates in the world, at just over 100 grams (3.5 oz).

Pygmy Marmoset is the smallest living true monkey in the world, found in the South American western Amazon Basin rainforests. These new world monkeys are one of the smallest primates in the world, being viewed as different from other species of typical marmosets.

Meet the World’s Smallest Monkey: the Pygmy Marmoset. A baby pygmy marmoset, under the care of an older member of its cooperative family group, perches on a bough in a gallery forest on the...

Mini monkeys: High in the rainforest canopy of South America lives a tiny monkey. It dodges behind tree trunks and branches, freezing and dashing, just like a squirrel. It also has brown fur and a long tail like a squirrel—but it's a pygmy marmoset, the world's smallest monkey!

2023年9月15日 · The pygmy marmoset holds the title of the smallest monkey on earth! With its squirrel-like movements, this tiny creature weighs just over 100 grams (3.5 oz) and measures a mere 117 to 152 mm (4.6 to 6.0 in) in head-body length.

2024年5月27日 · Pygmy marmosets (also called finger monkeys and pigmy monkeys) live in the tops of trees in the rainforests of South America. Finger monkeys have fingernails they use as claws to climb trees. Butterflies, fruits, berries, and tree …

2005年6月30日 · Pygmy marmosets are the smallest monkeys in the world, weighing a mere 119 g (4.20 oz) on average and measuring, on average, 136 mm (5.35 in) (Soini 1988; Rowe 1996). Males and females are very similar in size, though females are slightly heavier (Soini 1988).

2022年11月21日 · Finger monkeys or pygmy marmosets have two main species: the Western pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea pygmaea) and the Eastern pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea niveiventris). These two finger monkey species have slight differences in color, geographic range, and morphology.