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Black-headed marmoset

Mico nigriceps (Ferrari & Lopes, 1992)

NTNear Threatenedprimates

The black-headed marmoset (Mico nigriceps) is a species in the family Callitrichidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh about 401.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Black-headed marmoset (Mico nigriceps)
Photo: DuSantos · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-headed marmoset

Weight
401.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-headed marmoset live?

Not recorded

What is the black-headed marmoset?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-headed marmoset (Mico nigriceps) is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. It inhabits humid tropical rainforest, mostly second growth and edge; the distribution is not exactly known but is thought to be Rio dos Marmelos in the north and east, Madeira River in the west and Ji-Paraná River in the south.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-headed marmoset” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-headed_marmoset&oldid=1356931750), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-headed marmoset endangered?

The black-headed marmoset is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-headed marmoset classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCallitrichidae
  6. genusMico
  7. SpeciesMico nigriceps (Ferrari & Lopes, 1992)

Synonyms Callithrix nigriceps

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • قشة ذو الرأس الأسودArabic
  • مارموسيت ذي الرأس الأسودArabic
  • SchwarzkopfseidenäffchenGerman
  • SagüiSpanish
  • Tití de Cabeza NegraSpanish
  • Ouistiti à tête noireFrench
  • クロアタママーモセットJapanese
  • ZwartkopzijdeaapjeDutch
  • uistiti czarnogłowaPolish
  • Sagui-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • Sagüi-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • Черноголовая игрункаRussian
  • 黑頭狨Chinese

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Relatives of the black-headed marmoset

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-headed marmoset?

An adult black-headed marmoset weighs 401.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-headed marmoset endangered?

The black-headed marmoset is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the black-headed marmoset?

The black-headed marmoset (Mico nigriceps) belongs to the family Callitrichidae in the order Primates.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_headed_marmoset_2026,
  title = {Black-headed marmoset (Mico nigriceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-headed-marmoset},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}