Taxa

Callitrichidae

Family

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Callitrichidae." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-callitrichidae.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Callitrichidae. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-callitrichidae

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-callitrichidae,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Callitrichidae},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-callitrichidae},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

A family of small New World monkeys, most species with claw-like nails rather than the flat nails typical of other primates, and frequently giving birth to twins cared for cooperatively by the whole social group. Callitrichidae includes marmosets and tamarins.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

42 1

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Family 1

Scientific Name

Callitrichidae 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Child Taxon Of

Primates

Source Catalogue of Life

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1. Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source

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