Mico-estrela vs cacau-branco

Callithrix penicillata compared with Theobroma bicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mico-estrela	cacau-branco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Callithrix	Theobroma
Species	Callithrix penicillata	Theobroma bicolor

Conservation Status

Mico-estrela

LC — Least Concern

cacau-branco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mico-estrela	cacau-branco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mico-estrela

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Brazil.

cacau-branco

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Mico-estrela

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.