The pygmy marmoset or dwarf
monkey (Cebuella pygmaea) is a New World monkey native to the rainforest understories
of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and
northern Bolivia, with an altitudinal range of 200 to 940 m. It is most common
in river edge forests, but also can be found in secondary forest and moderately
disturbed forest Despite its name, the pygmy marmoset is somewhat
different from the typical marmosets, most of which are classified in the
genera Callithrix and Mico; as such, it is accorded its own genus, Cebuella
within the family Callitrichidae.
It is one of the
smallest primates, and the smallest true monkey, with its body length ranging
from 14 to 16 centimetres (5.5 to 6.3 in) (excluding the 15-to-20-centimetre
(5.9 to 7.9 in) tail). Males weigh around 140 grams (4.9 oz), and females
only 120 grams (4.2 oz).
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