Marmoset

• Genus Callithrix—Atlantic marmosets • Common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus • Black-tufted marmoset, Callithrix penicillata • Wied's marmoset, Callithrix kuhlii • White-headed marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi • Buffy-headed marmoset, Callithrix flaviceps • Buffy-tufted marmoset, Callithrix aurita • Genus Mico—Amazonian marmosets • Rio Acari marmoset, Mico acariensis • Silvery marmoset, Mico argentatus • White marmoset, Mico leucippe • Emilia's marmoset, Mico emiliae • Black-headed marmoset, Mico nigriceps • Marca's marmoset, Mico marcai • Black-tailed marmoset, Mico melanura • Santarem marmoset, Mico humeralifer • Maués marmoset, Mico mauesi • Munduruku marmoset, Mico munduruku • Gold-and-white marmoset, Mico chrysoleucos • Hershkovitz's marmoset, Mico intermedius • Satéré marmoset, Mico saterei • Rondon's marmoset, Mico rondoni • Genus Callibella—Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset • Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset, Callibella humilis • Genus Cebuella—Pygmy Marmoset • Western pygmy marmoset, Cebuella pygmaea • Eastern pygmy marmoset, Cebuella niveiventris ==Behavior==

Marmosets are highly active, living in the upper canopy of forest trees, and feeding on insects, fruit, leaves, tack, sap, and gum. They have strong upper and long, bent lower incisors, which allow them to chew holes in tree trunks and branches to harvest the gum inside; some species are specialized feeders on gum. Most groups scent mark and defend the edges of their ranges, but whether they are truly territorial is unclear, as group home ranges greatly overlap. The favorite food of marmosets is carbohydrate-rich tree sap, which they reach by gnawing holes in trunks, as well as insects and smaller animals. Their territories are centered on the trees that they regularly exploit in this way. The smaller marmosets venture into the very top of forest canopies to hunt insects that are abundant there. == Research ==

Marmosets are greatly used in biology for several different studies. Marmosets show social bonding, behavioral functions, and feeding patterns similar to humans compared to other lab animals. Their fast sexual maturity and short lifespan makes them suitable genetic models for research in neuroscience and geroscience. Studies on aging, brain disorders, and microbiome health are common research studies conducted on marmoset. Similarities in aging complications between marmosets and humans has been displayed from certain diseases developed like inflammatory and cardiovascular changes. ==References==