Golden-mantle Saddleback Tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) — Data Deficient Mammalia

Golden-mantle Saddleback Tamarin

Saguinus tripartitus

Conservation Status

Data Deficient

Mammalia · Primates · Callitrichidae

About

The golden-mantled tamarin is a tamarin species from South America. It is found in Ecuador and Peru, specifically in the upper Amazon (lowland), east of the Andes in Ecuador, and Northeast Peru; between the Rio Curaray and Rio Napo in Peru.

Fun Fact

Callitrichids in general are unique in the intensity of their relations to infants.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Occurrence of petroleum in the region, resulting in the current construction of the Pompeya-Iro highway, is reason for some concern for the future of these forests and their wildlife.

Diet

Eats mainly fruit, nectar and insects but also consumes gum from either natural holes or holes created by the pygmy marmoset.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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