THE SMALLEST MONKEY IN THE WORLD
- It is officially called the Pygmy marmoset, with its scientific name being the Cebuella pygmaea.
- The aforementioned animal is within the following categories:
- Class- Mammalia (Mammals)
- Order- Primate
- Family- Cebidae
- Genus- Callithrix
- Species- pygmaea
-They can be found in the following places:
- Amazon region of Brazil
- Colombia
- Peru
- Ecuador
- Northern Bolivia
- It is classified as the smallest monkey in the world.
- They have an orange-brown colour, with each of their hair having stripes of brown and black, also known as agouti colouring.
- They weigh as heavy as a stick of butter, and can easily fit in an adult human's hand.
- Due to their size, they become a threat to a large variety of animals, even house cats.
- In order to account for this large variety of predators, they move speedily yet stealthily.
- Their fur also provides decent camouflage against certain predators.
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