The Munduruku marmoset (''Mico munduruku'') 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" is ...

endemic to

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 ...

. It is found only in the southern

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...

, in an area of approximately 120,000 km², from the right bank of the

Jamanxim River The Jamanxim River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. Originating in the Serra do Cachimbo, it is a tributary of the Tapajós, into which it flows a few kilometers upstream from Itaituba. Course The river flows through the Tapaj ...

, below the mouth of the Rio Novo, to the mouth of the

Tapajós River The Tapajós ( pt, Rio Tapajós ) is a river in Brazil. It runs through the Amazon Rainforest and is a major tributary of the Amazon River. When combined with the Juruena River, the Tapajós is approximately long. It is one of the largest cle ...

, below the mouth of the Cururu River. According to researcher and discoverer Rodrigo Araújo, approximately half of the distribution area lies within Mundurucu Indigenous Territory in the Amazonas state. The name sagui-dos-Munduruku is a tribute to the Munduruku people who lives in the same location as the species.

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Munduruku marmoset The Munduruku marmoset (''Mico munduruku'') is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the southern Amazon rainforest, Amazon, in an area of approximately 120,000 km2, from the right bank of the Jamanxim River, below the mouth of t ...

Mammals of Brazil Endemic fauna of Brazil Taxa named by Izeni Pires Farias Taxa named by Tomas Hrbek

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