Goeldi's monkey

Callimico goeldii

Goeldi’s marmoset inhabits the non-flooding rainforests of western Brazil, northern Bolivia, southern Colombia and eastern Peru. Although it can sometimes be spotted on the ground, it is an arboreal animal able to jump up to 5 m among the trees.

 

Unlike most marmosets, who generally give birth to twins, this species gives birth to a single baby each time.

Breeding program

EPP - Zoo Barcelona

Natural habit

Western Brazil, northern Bolivia, southern Colombia and eastern Peru.

Goeldi's monkey
  • Distribution / Resident
  • Breeding
  • Wintering
  • Subspecies

Risk level

  • Extint
  • Extint in the wild
  • Critically endangered
  • In Danger
  • Vulnerable
  • Near threatened
  • Minor concern
  • Insufficient data
  • Not evaluated
Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Callithricidae

Physical characteristics

355-600 g
Birth Weight: 45-66 g
26-35 cm
More than 15 years in captivity

Biology

Habitat
Jungle
Social life
Gregarious
Feeding
Omnivorous

Reproduction

Gestation
151-159
Days
Baby
1

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Biology

Description

The fur of this marmoset is black in all of its body, including the face, ears, tail, hands and feet, and has a longer haired mane of the same colour. It has claws in hands and foot, unless in its toes and thumbs, where it has a flat nail.

Habitat

The Goeldi’s marmoset lives in bamboo forests and non-flooding plain rainforests, either primary and secondary, and it prefers areas with dense vegetation.

Feeding

It feeds on fruit, nectar, insects, small vertebrates and a high percentage of its diet consists of fungus, which is uncommon for marmosets.

Reproduction

Unlike most marmosets, who generally give birth to twins, this species gives birth to a single baby each time. Babies grow faster than other callitrichids. They grab the mother’s belly for the first days, but after two weeks it is already carried on the back, generally by the father, who only returns the infant to its mother for breastfeeding. It can breed twice a year.

Conduct

It lives in small family groups of five or six individuals, formed by a couple of adults and young animals. It is diurnal and, although it can sometimes be spotted on the ground, it is an arboreal animal able to jump up to 5 m among the trees. However, it frequently forages among dense vegetation in the lower parts of the rainforest.

Status and conservation programs

Nowadays it is endangered due to the deforestation of its habitat, caused by the increase of crops and pastures, as well as the construction of big infrastructures. Therefore, populations are small and isolated from each other.

 

The Zoo of Barcelona takes part in the EEP of this species.