Marmoset

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• The marmoset is a New World Monkey, estimated to have diverged from the anthropoid common ancestor 35 to 40 million years ago.
• Threat To Species:The pygmy marmoset is subject to the pet trade, deforestation, and birds of prey.
• References Profile Picture: White-eared Marmoset (195 Kb GIF) (Primate Info Net) The white-eared marmoset is a small monkey weighing 260 - 320 g (9.
• ); Buffy-headed Marmoset (178 Kb GIF) (Primate Info Net) The buffy-headed marmoset is an arboreal, diurnal monkey weighing 0.
• The marmoset is a key model organism used in neurobiological studies of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease.

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