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Hershkovitz's marmoset

Mico intermedius (Hershkovitz, 1977)

LCLeast Concernprimates

The hershkovitz's marmoset (Mico intermedius) is a species in the family Callitrichidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 320 g to 343.2 g and live up to 15.9 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hershkovitz's marmoset (Mico intermedius)
Photo: ....Christopher Borges.... · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hershkovitz's marmoset

Weight
320 g – 343.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
15.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
22.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
144 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11 months – 15.7 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hershkovitz's marmoset live?

Not recorded

What is the hershkovitz's marmoset?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Hershkovitz's marmoset (Mico intermedius), also known as the Aripuanã marmoset is a marmoset species endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The common name is a reference to American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz.

From the Wikipedia article “Hershkovitz's marmoset” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hershkovitz%27s_marmoset&oldid=1377856460), 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 hershkovitz's marmoset endangered?

The hershkovitz's marmoset is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the hershkovitz's marmoset classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCallitrichidae
  6. genusMico
  7. SpeciesMico intermedius (Hershkovitz, 1977)

Synonyms Callithrix humeralifer intermedius, Callithrix intermedia

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Aripuanã marmosetEnglish
  • Hershkovitz’s marmosetEnglish
  • Rio Aripuanã marmosetEnglish
  • قشة هيرشكوفيتزArabic
  • AripuanãseidenäffchenGerman
  • SagüiSpanish
  • Tití de AripuanáSpanish
  • Ouistiti du Rio AripuanãFrench
  • アリプアナマーモセットJapanese
  • AripuanãzijdeaapjeDutch
  • uistiti dżunglowaPolish
  • Sagüi De AripuanãPortuguese
  • Sagui-do-rio-aripuanãPortuguese
  • Средняя игрункаRussian
  • 賀氏狨Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hershkovitz's marmoset

Other species in the same genus Mico.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hershkovitz's marmoset?

An adult hershkovitz's marmoset weighs 320 g – 343.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hershkovitz's marmoset endangered?

The hershkovitz's marmoset is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the hershkovitz's marmoset live?

The hershkovitz's marmoset has a recorded lifespan of 15.9 years.

How long is the hershkovitz's marmoset pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 144 days.

What kind of animal is the hershkovitz's marmoset?

The hershkovitz's marmoset (Mico intermedius) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hershkovitz's marmoset (Mico intermedius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hershkovitzs-marmoset

MLA

“Hershkovitz's marmoset (Mico intermedius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hershkovitzs-marmoset.

BibTeX
@misc{hershkovitzs_marmoset_2026,
  title = {Hershkovitz's marmoset (Mico intermedius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hershkovitzs-marmoset},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}