The buffy-tufted marmoset[1], also called the white-eared marmoset or buffy-tufted-ear marmoset is a New World monkey living in the forests of the Atlantic coast of southeastern Brazil.
- Marmosets are generally characterized by their small size, modified claws (instead of fingernails), and two molars.
- These Brazilian primates don’t have a prehensile tail. Instead, buffy-tufted-ear marmosets have hairy faces and powdery black fur covering their entire bodies.
- Buffy-tufted marmosets have a short snout with a flat nose, round yellow eyes, and a drooping mouth that suggests perpetual discontent.
- A blaze of orange-red hair covers their head, while long white tufts protrude from the ears (hence its nickname “ buffy-tufted ear“).
- These New-World Monkeys have long fingers with claws instead of nails covered in dusty yellow-orange fur.
