Emilia’s Marmoset

• Common Name: Emilia’s Marmoset
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1920
• Monkey Size: 21.6 to 21.6 cm (8.5 to 8.5 inches)
• Skin Color(s): Gray
• Habitat: Rainforest
• Diet: Omnivorous
• Native Countries: Brazil

The Emilian marmoset^[1], also called the Snethlage’s marmoset, is a marmoset native to Brazil.

• It is only found in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Pará. Emilia’s marmoset is a mostly white-haired primate with a gray back. Often, their posture gives the impression of a hunchback.
• Their pink faces and snouts are covered in light-colored hair, and they have large brown eyes. Their pointy ears are incredibly recognizable, as they sometimes stick out of their fur.
• These marmosets are small monkeys adapted to climbing logs and climbing thin branches. Marmosets have claws on all fingers and toes except for the big toes.
• These claws are mainly used for climbing. Marmosets have much longer tails than the rest of their bodies.
• Although these tails are not prehensile, they can be used for balance when crossing trees.

• The species is named after Emilie Snethlage, a German-born Brazilian ornithologist.
• Marmosets are arboreal and diurnal. They prefer to spend most of their time high in the rainforest’s upper canopy.
• All “true” marmosets are characterized by solid and thick incisors in their lower jaws that allow the monkeys to punch holes in tree bark and eat the tree sap within.
• The dominance hierarchy is determined by age rather than gender, strength, or family relationships.
• Common Emilian marmoset facial expressions include open-mouth staring, indicating the monkey wants to play.