Mico (genus)
| Mico | |
|---|---|
| Silvery marmoset (Mico argentatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Callitrichidae |
| Genus: | Mico Lesson, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Mico argentatus (Linnaeus, 1771) | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Mico is a genus of New World monkeys of the family Callitrichidae, the family containing marmosets and tamarins. The genus was formerly considered a subgenus of the genus Callithrix.