The Hershkovitz's marmoset (''Mico intermedius''), also known as the Aripuanã marmoset is a

marmoset The marmosets (), also known as zaris or sagoin, are 22 New World monkey species of the genera '' Callithrix'', '' Cebuella'', '' Callibella'', and ''Mico''. All four genera are part of the biological family Callitrichidae. The term "marmoset" ...

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The common name is a reference to American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz.

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Hershkovitz's marmoset Mammals of Brazil Endemic fauna of Brazil Hershkovitz's marmoset Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Taxa named by Philip Hershkovitz {{newworld-monkey-stub