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title: "Silvery Marmoset"
description: "Mico argentatus — Mamíferos. The silvery marmoset (Mico argentatus) is a New World monkey that lives in the eastern Amazon Rainforest in Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/silvery-marmoset
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Silvery Marmoset

> Mico argentatus — Mamíferos. The silvery marmoset (Mico argentatus) is a New World monkey that lives in the eastern Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Mico argentatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 135
- Wikidata: [Q20873581](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20873581)
- iNaturalist taxon: [64523](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64523)

## Names

- en: Silvery Marmoset
- de: Silberäffchen
- es: Tití plateado
- fr: Ouistiti argenté

## Countries with the most observations

BR (108)

## Summary

The silvery marmoset (Mico argentatus) is a New World monkey that lives in the eastern Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.
The fur of the silvery marmoset is colored whitish silver-grey except for a dark tail. Remarkable are its naked, flesh-colored ears which stand out from the skin. They reach a size of 18 to 28 cm (7.1 to 11.0 in) and weigh from 300 to 400 g (11 to 14 oz).
Silvery marmosets are diurnal and arboreal, using their claws to climb trees. Originally rain forest inhabitants, plantations have caused them to expand their range. They spend the night in tree hollows or in very close vegetation. They live together…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvery_marmoset

## Photo

![Silvery Marmoset](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silvery-marmoset/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tim Robertson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195745675

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/silvery-marmoset?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).