Callithrix jacchus Linnaeus 1758 (common marmoset)

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Alternative combinations: Hapale jacchus, Simia jacchus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Callithrix according to O. Thomas 1911

See also Bradley 1904, Linnaeus 1758 and Owen 1853

Sister taxa: Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Callithrix jacchus in the database

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