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Maués marmoset

Mico mauesi (Mittermeier, Schwarz & Ayres, 1992)

LCLeast Concernprimates

The maués marmoset (Mico mauesi) is a species in the family Callitrichidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh about 443.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Maués marmoset (Mico mauesi)
Photo: Taissa Régis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the maués marmoset

Weight
443.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 maués marmoset live?

Not recorded

What is the maués marmoset?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Maués marmoset (Mico mauesi) is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. It is found only on the west bank of the Maués Açu River, in the Amazonas state.

From the Wikipedia article “Maués marmoset” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mau%C3%A9s_marmoset&oldid=1377853693), 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 maués marmoset endangered?

The maués 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 maués marmoset classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCallitrichidae
  6. genusMico
  7. SpeciesMico mauesi (Mittermeier, Schwarz & Ayres, 1992)

Synonyms Callithrix mauesi

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • قشة مويسArabic
  • MauésseidenäffchenGerman
  • SagüiSpanish
  • Tití de MauésSpanish
  • Ouistiti du Rio MauésFrench
  • マウエマーモセットJapanese
  • MauészijdeaapjeDutch
  • uistiti amazońskaPolish
  • Sagui de TufosPortuguese
  • Sagüi Do Rio MauésPortuguese
  • Sagui-de-mauésPortuguese
  • Мауэсская игрункаRussian

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Relatives of the maués 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 maués marmoset?

An adult maués marmoset weighs 443.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the maués marmoset endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the maués marmoset?

The maués marmoset (Mico mauesi) belongs to the family Callitrichidae in the order Primates.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Maués marmoset (Mico mauesi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maues-marmoset

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{maues_marmoset_2026,
  title = {Maués marmoset (Mico mauesi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maues-marmoset},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}