Research Article

Home Range, Diet, and Activity Patterns of Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) in Very Small and Isolated Fragments of the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil

Table 3

Food items consumed by the three studied groups of common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) in the studied forest fragments at Usina Trapiche, Northeast Brazil, between January and October 2010.

Plant speciesStatusResourceMonth when exploitedForest fragment where exploited
FruitGumFlowerDryWet

Anacardiaceae
 Tapirira guianensis NativeXJan./Feb./Mar/
Apr./Sep./Oct.
May/Jun./
Jul./Aug.
U, J, C
 Thyrsodium spruceanum Native
Aquifoliaceae
 Ilex cf. sapotifolia Native
Burseraceae
 Protium heptaphyllum Native
Cecropiaceae
 Cecropia glaziovii NativeXJan./Feb.U
 Cecropia pachystachya Native
Celastraceae
 Maytenus distichophylla Native
Clusiaceae
 Rheedia gardneriana Native
 Symphonia globulifera Native
Elaeocarpaceae
 Sloanea guianensis
Euphorbiaceae
 Margaritaria nobilis Native
 Pogonophora schomburgkiana Native
Fabaceae
 Andira fraxinifolia Native
 Andira sp.Native
 Apuleia leiocarpa Native
 Balizia pedicellaris Native
 Bowdichia virgilioides Native
 Dialium guianense NativeXMay/Jun./Jul.J, C
 Diplotropis sp.Native
 Enterolobium contortisiliquum Native
 Ormosia sp.Native
 Parkia pendula NativeXJan./Feb./
Mar./Apr.
U, J, C
 Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum Native
Flacourtiaceae
 Casearia javitensis Native
Hypericaceae
 Vismia guianensis Native
Lauraceae
 Ocotea opifera Native
 Ocotea sp.Native
Lecythidaceae
 Eschweilera ovata NativeXJan./Feb.U
 Lecythis lurida Native
 Lecythis pisonis Native
Melastomataceae
 Henrietta succosa NativeXFeb.U
 Miconia sp.NativeXApr.J
Moraceae
 Brosimum guianensis NativeXMar.J
 Brosimum rubescens Native
 Ficus sp.Native
Myrtaceae
 Myrcia sylvatica Native
 Syzygium jambolanum IntroducedXJan./Feb.U
Nyctaginaceae
 Guapira opposita Native
Sapotaceae
 Micropholis compacta NativeXSep.C
 Pouteria sp. 1 Native
 Pouteria sp. 2 Native
Simaroubaceae
 Simarouba amara Native

Animal protein

Homoptera
CicadidaeNativeInsectMar., Apr.J
LepidopteraNativeInsectJan.U