Common name	Black-tailed marmoset
Specific name	Callithrix melanura
Family	Callitrichidae
Behaviour	Marmosets have elongated, sharp incisors and claw-like nails to help them gouge tree trunks, branches and vines to obtain gum and other exudates which form a large part of their diet
Diet	Fruits, flowers, nectar, plant exudates (gums, saps, latex) and animal prey (including frogs, snails, lizards, spiders and insects).
Habitat	Primary and secondary growth forest, lowland rainforest, dry, deciduous forests, gallery forest and forest patches in savannas
Status	Least concern
Location	Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay

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