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Description
Body length: 17.5 -27 cm (7
- 10.6 in); Weight: 338 - 436 g (12 - 15.5 oz) Tiny monkeys with
three color zones in upperparts: shoulders and forelegs are black,
dark brown or mahogany brown; back to hip is variegated black
and yellow to orange striations; hindlegs dark brown to reddish
brown or deep red. Head black, muzzle white, short hairs on head.
Some have white eyebrow band across forehead. Tail brown to black.
Underparts dark red. Many subspecies with color variations.
Range
South America; east of
Andes in Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, upper Amazon basin of Brazil.
Habitat
Mature, disturbed and secondary
lowland rainforest. Widespread distribution.
Niche
Diurnal and arboreal. Lives
in small groups of 2 to 12. Lives in middle and lower levels of
forest. Lives on fruits, nectar, and insects, which it gathers
from crevices in tree trunks. Large range of up to 100 hectares.
May travel with other tamarin species.
Life History
Family group consists of one
breeding female, one or more males, and their young.
Status
Common; most frequently-seen
tamarin in Peru.
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