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title: "World's smallest monkey"  
description: "A brief explanation of the world's smallest monkey Pygmy marmoset"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-25  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2650/world-s-smallest-monkey  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Pygmy marmoset", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# World's smallest monkey

![World s smallest monkey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d75822d5-0a2c-44de-8798-67b40e6d4d33/images/ae386b1a-4bc6-4222-b1ca-5021012aa2a4.jpeg) ![World s smallest monkey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d75822d5-0a2c-44de-8798-67b40e6d4d33/images/b7f34af6-94f3-4f44-97bd-b8376832a1cd.jpeg) The pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) is the world's smallest monkey. ![World s smallest monkey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d75822d5-0a2c-44de-8798-67b40e6d4d33/images/28c3e22f-eb8f-4ed0-a1e0-e2d85b15ec01.jpeg) They are native to the South American rainforests. ![World s smallest monkey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d75822d5-0a2c-44de-8798-67b40e6d4d33/images/686d8b18-b3c4-41a9-a8bf-a73c7bdb9155.jpeg) They have a body length of 4.6 to 6 inches and a weight of only 3.5 ounces. They are no bigger than a guinea pig. ![World s smallest monkey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d75822d5-0a2c-44de-8798-67b40e6d4d33/images/fe0ee9d2-e222-4a02-aa5d-da39b8de0a62.jpeg) The majority of their time is spent in trees. They can leap up to 30 times their body length and are superb climbers and jumpers. ![World s smallest monkey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d75822d5-0a2c-44de-8798-67b40e6d4d33/images/d7fdd0f2-3680-4fa9-acd8-6f2113ca492e.jpeg) In the wild, pygmy marmosets live for about 15 to 20 years.

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