genus
Callithrix
Callithrix is a genus in the family Callitrichidae. This database currently files 6 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 6
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 100%
- Weight range
- 292 g – 342 g
Best-known members of Callithrix
Ranked by popularity score.
Common marmoset
Callithrix jacchus
Buffy-headed marmoset
Callithrix flaviceps
White-headed marmoset
Callithrix geoffroyi
Black-tufted marmoset
Callithrix penicillata
Buffy-tufted marmoset
Callithrix aurita
Wied's marmoset
Callithrix kuhlii
How threatened is Callithrix?
6 of 6 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 17% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 17% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 17% |
| LCLeast Concern | 3 | 50% |
All species in Callithrix
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common marmoset | Callithrix jacchus | Callitrichidae | Least Concern | 292 g | Not recorded |
| Buffy-headed marmoset | Callithrix flaviceps | Callitrichidae | Critically Endangered | 342 g | Not recorded |
| White-headed marmoset | Callithrix geoffroyi | Callitrichidae | Least Concern | 342 g | Not recorded |
| Black-tufted marmoset | Callithrix penicillata | Callitrichidae | Least Concern | 342 g | Not recorded |
| Buffy-tufted marmoset | Callithrix aurita | Callitrichidae | Endangered | 342 g | Not recorded |
| Wied's marmoset | Callithrix kuhlii | Callitrichidae | Vulnerable | 342 g | Not recorded |