Jacchus oedipus Linnaeus 1758 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Alternative combination: Saguinus oedipus

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 Jacchus according to C. Linnaeus 1758

See also Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxon: Jacchus chrysopygus

Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Barro Colorado Island (Quaternary of Panama)

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