Black-tufted Marmoset vs

Callithrix penicillata compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-tufted Marmoset
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Primates (Primates) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Callitrichidae Niaceae
Genus Callithrix Flagelloscypha
Species Callithrix penicillata Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Black-tufted Marmoset

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-tufted Marmoset
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tufted Marmoset

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Brazil.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-tufted Marmoset

The Black-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) is a species in the genus Callithrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Brazil.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis is a minute, hairy cup fungus with tiny white to cream-colored apothecia bearing distinctive bristle-like hairs on the outer surface. It grows on dead branches and twigs of hardwood trees in temperate European forests. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead woody plant material in its forest habitat.

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