Saguinus is a genus of squirrel-sized New World monkeys, family Callitrichidae, known as tamarins, comprising 22 species organized into two subgenera with 19 recognized subspecies, and representing the first evolutionary branch within their family. Tamarins are found from southern Central America through northwestern Colombia, the Amazon basin and the Guianas, occupying tropical rainforest and open forest as diurnal, arboreal primates. Coloring varies widely across species, ranging from nearly all black through mixtures of black, brown and white, and many species show distinctive mustache-like facial markings; body length runs 13 to 30 centimeters with tails of 25 to 44 centimeters, and captive individuals can live 20 to 23 years depending on species.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
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Source Black tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source Black-chinned emperor tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source Cotton-top tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source Eastern black-handed tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source Emperor tamarin (Wikidata)
Source Geoffroy's tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source Golden-handed tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source Martins's tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source Mottle-faced tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source Moustached tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source Pied tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source White-footed tamarin (Wikipedia)
Source White-lipped tamarin (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ240034, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Tamarin
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Saguinus
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 5
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Saguinus
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Saguinus" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.0117 ... "early_interval": "Holocene"
Wikidata: Saguinus
Wikidata Q240034, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Emperor tamarin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Emperor tamarin, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q240034 (Saguinus)View the Source Black tamarin (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black tamarin, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Black tamarin, Lead
The black tamarin (Saguinus niger)
Golden-handed tamarin (Wikipedia)
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The golden-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas)
Cotton-top tamarin (Wikipedia)
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The cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is a small New World monkey
Geoffroy's tamarin (Wikipedia)
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Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi)
Pied tamarin (Wikipedia)
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The pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor)
Martins's tamarin (Wikipedia)
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Martins's tamarin (Saguinus martinsi)
Moustached tamarin (Wikipedia)
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The moustached tamarin (Saguinus mystax)
White-footed tamarin (Wikipedia)
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(Saguinus leucopus)
White-lipped tamarin (Wikipedia)
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(Saguinus labiatus)
Eastern black-handed tamarin (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Eastern black-handed tamarin, Lead, genus in the scientific nameQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Eastern black-handed tamarin, Lead, genus in the scientific name
The eastern black-handed tamarin (Saguinus ursulus) is a species of tamarin endemic to Brazil.
Mottle-faced tamarin (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mottle-faced tamarin, Lead, genus in the scientific nameQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mottle-faced tamarin, Lead, genus in the scientific name
The mottle-faced tamarin (Saguinus inustus) is a species of tamarin from South America.
Black-chinned emperor tamarin (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black-chinned emperor tamarin, Lead, scientific nameQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Black-chinned emperor tamarin, Lead, scientific name
Saguinus imperator imperator
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