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Callitrichidae

Callitrichidae

Golden Lion Tamarin
Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Family:Callitrichidae
Genera
Callithrix
Cebuella
Saguinus
''Leontopithecus
Callimico

The Callitrichidae are one of the two (or three) families of New_World_monkeys. The other family that is widely recognised is the Cebidae; some authors recognise a third family (Callimicidae) that includes only the genus Callimico (Goeldi's monkey), which is therefore removed from the callitrichids.

The Callitrichidae include marmosets and tamarins.