Pygmy Marmoset
Cebuella Pygmaea
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Range
Upper Amazon, parts of Equador northern Peru, western Brazil
Habitat
Tropical forest, sheltering in tree holes
Diet
Fruits, insects, birds, bird eggs
Reproduction
Usually twins, occasionally one or three young
Social Structure
Lives in family groups
Fun Facts
Pygmy marmosets are only about six inches tall as adults.
The tail may add another nine inches. They are gumivores, which
means they supplement their diet with the sap, or gum, from
certain forest trees.
They dig a groove in the bark of a tree with specially adapted, shovel shaped incisor teeth. Then they lick out the sap.
Please note: There are no pygmy marmosets at the Zoo.
