Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus (Linnaeus 1758) [Simia] jacchus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 27. Type Locality: Brazil, Pernambuco. Vernacular Names: Common Marmoset. Synonyms: Callithrix (Callithrix) albicollis Spix 1823; Callithrix (Callithrix) communis (South 1845); Callithrix (Callithrix) hapale (Gray 1870); Callithrix (Callithrix) leucotis (Lesson 1840); Callithrix (Callithrix) moschatus (Kerr 1792); Callithrix (Callithrix) rufus Fischer 1829; Callithrix (Callithrix) vulgaris Humboldt 1812. Distribution: Brazilian coast: Piauí, Ceará, and Pernambuco Provinces. Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Least Concern. Discussion: Subgenus Callithrix. Includes aurita, flaviceps, geoffroyi, and penicillata according to Hershkovitz (1977:489-527), but refuted by Mittermeier et al. (1988) who recognized all of these species.

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, pp. 111-184 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 131, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519