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White headed marmoset

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Callithrix geoffroyi

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Genus
  
Callithrix

Rank
  
Species

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white headed marmoset


The white-headed marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi), also known as the tufted-ear marmoset, Geoffroy's marmoset, or Geoffrey's marmoset, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. It is known as the sagüi or sauim in Brazil.

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One of the more common callitrichids in captivity, many zoos keep and breed the species. In fact, some zoos have to use birth-control methods for them.

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