Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Schneider’s marmoset (Mico schneideri), recorded as Endangered
Schneider’s marmoset (Mico schneideri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Schneider’s marmoset

Mico schneideri

Schneider’s marmoset is a primate in the family Callitrichidae (order Primates) — Mico schneideri, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Mico schneideri
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Callitrichidae · Mico

Appearance

Schneider's marmoset has a lead-coloured back and cream-silver underparts with light orange hues towards its arms and legs. It has short white hairs on its face and no ear tufts. On the back of its neck (mantle) and the top of its head (crown) it has grey fur.

Although body measurements were not given in the scientific description, callitrichids have an average head-body length of 14–18 cm with a 25–32 cm tail and weigh 300–450 g.

Range and habitat

Schneider's marmoset is found in primary and secondary terra firma rainforests and in the transition zone to the Cerrado. It is found in the northern Mato Grosso state in Brazil, on the interfluve between the Juruena and Teles Pires rivers, that limit its range to the west and east, respectively. Its distribution north is restricted by the confluence of the two rivers while its southerly distribution extends into their headwaters but does not reach the city of Lucas do Rio Verde.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Schneider's marmoset is found in the "arc of deforestation", a 2,500 km long strip on the southern periphery of the Amazon rainforest that is under greatest threat from deforestation and conversion to agricultural and pastoral environments. There are 52 primate species found in the "arc of deforestation", 42 of that are already threatened with extinction.

Schneider’s marmoset is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Schneider’s marmoset, Wikidata item Q107862543. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Schneider’s marmoset?
Schneider’s marmoset is a primate in the family Callitrichidae (order Primates) — Mico schneideri.
What is the conservation status of Schneider’s marmoset?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Mico schneideri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Schneider’s marmoset live?
It is found in the northern Mato Grosso state in Brazil, on the interfluve between the Juruena and Teles Pires rivers, that limit its range to the west and east, respectively.
Why is Schneider’s marmoset in crisis?
There are 52 primate species found in the "arc of deforestation", 42 of that are already threatened with extinction.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Mico schneideri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Schneider’s marmoset a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.