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Marca's marmoset

Mico marcai (Alperin, 1993)

VUVulnerableprimates

The marca's marmoset (Mico marcai) is a species in the family Callitrichidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh about 357.2 g and live up to 16.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai)
Photo: Fernando Bondan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the marca's marmoset

Weight
357.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
16.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
16.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
144 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.87src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11 months – 16.5 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2.31src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the marca's marmoset live?

Not recorded

What is the marca's marmoset?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai) is a species of marmoset that is endemic to the Amazon, in the Aripuanã-Manicoré interfluvium in Brazil. Its body is light grey, with orange legs, a black tail, a pinkish face, and naked ears. It is about 9 inches (23 cm) long, excluding the tail, and it has a 15-inch (38 cm) long tail. It weighs about 12 ounces (340 g).

It was previously thought to be virtually unknown; in 2008 the IUCN noted that it had never been seen in the wild, though it has been observed since then. However, later studies found the Manicore marmoset (Mico manicorensis), discovered in the Campos Amazônicos National Park in 2000, to be conspecific with M. marcai, and thus both were synonymized.

From the Wikipedia article “Marca's marmoset” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marca%27s_marmoset&oldid=1356931760), 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 marca's marmoset endangered?

The marca's marmoset is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the marca's marmoset classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCallitrichidae
  6. genusMico
  7. SpeciesMico marcai (Alperin, 1993)

Synonyms Callithrix argentata marcai, Callithrix manicorensis, Callithrix marcai, Mico manicorensis

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Manicoré marmosetEnglish
  • Marca’s marmosetEnglish
  • Marca’s marmosetEnglish
  • قشة ماركاArabic
  • MarcaseidenäffchenGerman
  • ManicoréseidenäffchenGerman
  • SagüiSpanish
  • Tití de MarcaSpanish
  • Ouistiti du Rio RooseveltFrench
  • マルカマーモセットJapanese
  • ManicorézijdeaapjeDutch
  • Marca's ZijdeaapjeDutch
  • uistiti reliktowaPolish
  • Sagüi de MarcaPortuguese
  • Sagui-de-manicoréPortuguese
  • Sagui-de-marcaPortuguese
  • Игрунка МаркаRussian
  • 馬氏狨Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the marca'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 marca's marmoset?

An adult marca's marmoset weighs 357.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the marca's marmoset endangered?

The marca's marmoset is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the marca's marmoset live?

The marca's marmoset has a recorded lifespan of 16.5 years.

How long is the marca's marmoset pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 144 days.

What kind of animal is the marca's marmoset?

The marca's marmoset (Mico marcai) belongs to the family Callitrichidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marcas-marmoset

MLA

“Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marcas-marmoset.

BibTeX
@misc{marcas_marmoset_2026,
  title = {Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marcas-marmoset},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}