White-lipped Tamarin
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| Saguinus labiatus (E. Geoffroy in Humboldt, 1812) |
The White-lipped Tamarin (Saguinus labiatus), also known as the Red-bellied Tamarin. is a tamarin which lives in the Amazon area of Brazil and Bolivia.
The red belly of these New World monkeys is its most remarkable outward characteristic. Otherwise it is black with a thin white mustache on its face and a black-brown back.
They live in social groups of related animals. The mother usually gives birth to one or two young at a time. The father carries the babies most, but siblings (brothers and sisters) will also share the carrying of youngsters, and so learn how to be good carers.
There are three subspecies:
- Saguinus labiatus labiatus
- Saguinus labiatus rufiventer
- Thomas' Moustached Tamarin, Saguinus labiatus thomasi
[edit] References
- Heymann et al (2003). Saguinus labiatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 134. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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