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title: "Wieds zwartpluimpenseelaapje"
description: "Callithrix kuhlii — Zoogdieren. Wied's marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii), also known as Wied's black-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in tropical and subtropical forests of eastern Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/wied-s-black-tufted-ear-marmoset
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Wieds zwartpluimpenseelaapje

> Callithrix kuhlii — Zoogdieren. Wied's marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii), also known as Wied's black-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in tropical and subtropical forests of eastern Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Callithrix kuhlii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 267
- Wikidata: [Q588728](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q588728)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43377](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43377)

## Names

- en: Wied's Black-tufted-ear Marmoset
- de: Kuhlbüscheläffchen
- es: Tití de orejas negras
- fr: Ouistiti du Bahia
- nl: Wieds zwartpluimpenseelaapje
- pt: Sagui-de-wied
- pl: Uistiti czarnoucha

## Countries with the most observations

BR (243)

## Summary

Wied's marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii), also known as Wied's black-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in tropical and subtropical forests of eastern Brazil. Unlike other marmosets, Wied's marmoset lives in groups consisting of 4 or 5 females and 2 or 3 males (plus children). They are matriarchal, and only the dominant female is allowed to mate. Like other marmosets, the offspring are always born in pairs.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wied%27s_marmoset

## Photo

![Wieds zwartpluimpenseelaapje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wied-s-black-tufted-ear-marmoset/medium.jpg)

Photo: Francisco Liguori · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235216517

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wied-s-black-tufted-ear-marmoset?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).