Cebidae
Callithrix
Leontopithecus
Saguinus
Callimico
Cebus
Saimiri
The Cebidae form one of the four familes of New World monkeys now recognised. It includes the marmosets , tamarins , capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys .
Classification
Previously, New World monkeys were divided between the Callitrichidae and this family, but modern classifications place the genera from Callitrichidae as a subfamily in Cebidae (named Callitrichinae ), while moving other genera into the other families. As it is most widely recognised today, Cebidae includes six genera organised into three subfamilies , though one of these genera is currently purely formal in that it contains only a single species.
Family Cebidae : marmosets, tamarins, capuchins and squirrel monkeys
Subfamily Callitrichinae
Genus Callithrix
Common Marmoset , Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus
Black-tufted Marmoset , Callithrix (Callithrix) penicillata
Wied's Marmoset , Callithrix (Callithrix) kuhli
White-headed Marmoset , Callithrix (Callithrix) geoffroyi
Buffy-headed Marmoset , Callithrix (Callithrix) flaviceps
Buffy-tufted Marmoset , Callithrix (Callithrix) aurita
Silvery Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) argentata
White Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) leucippe
Emilia's Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) emiliae
Black-headed Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) nigriceps
Marca's Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) marcai
Black-tailed Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) melanura
Santarem Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) humeralifera
Maués Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) mauesi
Gold-and-white Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) chrysoleuca
Hershkovitz's Marmoset , Callithrix (Mico) intermedia
Dwarf Marmoset , Callithrix (Callibella) humilis
Pygmy Marmoset , Callithrix (Cebuella) pygmaea
Genus Leontopithecus
Golden Lion Tamarin , Leontopithecus rosalia
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin , Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Black Lion Tamarin , Leontopithecus chrysopygus
Superagui Lion Tamarin , Leontopithecus caissara
Genus Saguinus
Red-handed Tamarin , Saguinus midas
Black Tamarin , Saguinus niger
Black-mantled Tamarin , Saguinus nigricollis
Graells's Tamarin , Saguinus graellsi
Brown-mantled Tamarin , Saguinus fuscicollis
White-mantled Tamarin , Saguinus melanoleucus
Golden-mantled Tamarin , Saguinus tripartitus
Moustached Tamarin , Saguinus mystax
Red-capped Tamarin , Saguinus pileatus
White-lipped Tamarin , Saguinus labiatus
Emperor Tamarin , Saguinus imperator
Pied Tamarin , Saguinus bicolor
Martins's Tamarin , Saguinus martinsi
Cottontop Tamarin or Pinché Tamarin, Saguinus oedipus
Geoffroy's Tamarin , Saguinus geoffroyi
White-footed Tamarin , Saguinus leucopus
Mottle-faced Tamarin , Saguinus inustus
Genus Callimico
Subfamily Cebinae
Genus Cebus
White-headed Capuchin , Cebus capucinus
White-fronted Capuchin , Cebus albifrons
Weeper Capuchin , Cebus olivaceus
Kaapori Capuchin , Cebus kaapori
Tufted Capuchin , Cebus apella
Black-striped Capuchin , Cebus libidinosus
Black Capuchin , Cebus nigritus
Golden-bellied Capuchin , Cebus xanthosternos
Subfamily Saimirinae
Genus Saimiri
Central American Squirrel Monkey , Saimiri oerstedi
Common Squirrel Monkey , Saimiri sciureus
Bare-eared Squirrel Monkey , Saimiri ustus
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey , Saimiri boliviensis
Black Squirrel Monkey , Saimiri vanzolini
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