In this study, the home range and social composition of two groups of hybrid marmosets in an urban forest fragment were reported. The georeferenced positions of two groups of hybrid marmosets (G19 and G50) were recorded by the Instantaneous Scan Sampling method, every 15 minutes during 11 months, at Viçosa town, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The home range was estimated at 2.51 ha and 3.98 ha, respectively for group G19 and G50, by the minimum convex polygon method. The G19 group presented a mode of eight individuals (variance was from 7 to 11), while G50 group presented a mode of six individuals (variance was from 5 to 7). Hybrid marmosets presented a home range size similar to the ones recorded for Callithrix jacchus and C. penicillata. The size of the groups is in agreement with that reported for the genus Callithrix. This is the first description of hybrid marmosets’ home range. Keywords: Callithrichidae. Ecology. Home Range. Urban Forest Fragment. Resumo Neste estudo, relatamos a área de vida e a composição social de dois grupos de saguis híbridos em um fragmento de floresta urbana. As posições georreferenciadas de dois grupos de saguis híbridos (G19 e G50) foram registradas pelo método de amostragem de varredura instantânea, a cada 15 minutos durante 11 meses, na cidade de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. A área de vida foi estimada em 2,51 ha e 3,98 ha, respectivamente para os grupos G19 e G50, pelo método do polígono convexo mínimo. O grupo G19 apresentou moda de oito indivíduos (variância de 7 a 11), enquanto o grupo G50 apresentou moda de seis indivíduos (variância de 5 a 7). Os saguis híbridos apresentaram um tamanho de área de vida semelhante aos registrados para Callithrix jacchus e C. penicillata. O tamanho dos grupos está de acordo com o relatado para o gênero Callithrix. Esta é a primeira descrição da área de vida de saguis híbridos. Palavras-chave: Callithrichidae. Ecologia. Área de Vida. Fragmento Urbano Florestal.
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