NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Hershkovitz's Marmoset
Mico intermedius (Hershkovitz, 1977)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Hershkovitz's marmoset (Mico intermedius), also known as the Aripuanã marmoset is a marmoset species endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The common name is a reference to American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz.
Wikipedia contributors, Hershkovitz's marmoset; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:52:45.176597+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mico intermedius (Hershkovitz, 1977)
- Name authority
- (Hershkovitz, 1977)
- Common name
- Hershkovitz's Marmoset
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Callitrichidae
- Genus
- Mico
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- familyCallitrichidae Gray, 1821
- genusMico Lesson, 1840
- speciesMico intermedius (Hershkovitz, 1977)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mico. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Acarí MarmosetMico acariensis (M. van Roosmalen, T. van Roosmalen, Mittermeier & Rylands, 2000) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Emilia's MarmosetMico emiliae (Thomas, 1920) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marca's MarmosetMico marcai (Alperin, 1993) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maués MarmosetMico mauesi (Mittermeier, Schwarz & Ayres, 1992) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-tailed MarmosetMico melanurus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rondon's MarmosetMico rondoni Ferrari, Sena, Schneider & Silva Jr., 2010 | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gold-and-white MarmosetMico chrysoleucos (Wagner, 1842) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Munduruku MarmosetMico munduruku Costa-Araújo, Farias & Hrbek in Costa-Araújo, Melo, Canale, Hernández-Rangel, Messias et al., 2019 | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Schneider's MarmosetMico schneideri Costa-Araújo, Silva-Jr., Boubli, Rossi, Hrbek & Farias, 2021 | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Silvery MarmosetMico argentatus (Linnaeus, 1771) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santarém MarmosetMico humeralifer (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-crowned Dwarf MarmosetMico humilis (M. van Roosmalen, T. van Roosmalen, Mittermeier & de Fonseca, 1998) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Callithrix intermedia Hershkovitz, 1977 Hershkovitz, 1977 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=944129 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:42MHY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.