Answer : No, a Monkey is taller than a Marmoset
For a Marmoset the average height is 16 cm, (6.3 in ) and for a Monkey it is 31 cm, (1 ft, .2 in )
Name | Name:Marmoset | Name:Monkey |
Height | Height:16 cm, (6.3 in ) | Height:31 cm, (1 ft, .2 in ) |
| * Pygmy Marmoset - ranges from 13 to 20cm | * Squirrel Monkey - ranges from 25 to 36cm |
Weight | Weight:n/a | Weight:1 kg, (2 lbs) |
Top Speed | Top Speed:40 kph, (25 mph) | Top Speed:35 kph, (22 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):11 | Lifespan in Wild (years):15 |
Description | Description:Pygmy Marmosets are smallest monkeys and only live in South African jungles. They are greyish with green and yellow shades. They also have manes, and mark their territories with scent. | Description:Squirrel monkeys have distinctive bright yellow legs and tails of up to 16 inches in length. These long tails provide good balance for tree climbers. These are extremely social monkeys that noisily move about trees in large troops of as many as 500. |
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