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Saguinus niger (black tamarin)

Synonyms: Mystax ursulus umbratus; Sagouin niger; Saguinus midas niger (pro parte)

Wikipedia Abstract

The black tamarin (Saguinus niger) or black-handed tamarin, is a species of tamarin endemic to Brazil.
View Wikipedia Record: Saguinus niger

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Saguinus niger

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.206 lbs (547 g)
Birth Weight [1]  40 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Frugivore, Nectarivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  30 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  10 %
Diet - Nectar [2]  20 %
Diet - Plants [2]  20 %
Diet - Vertibrates [2]  20 %
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 8 months
Gestation [1]  4 months 13 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  21 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  11 inches (29 cm)

Prey / Diet

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Habitat Exploitation by Free-ranging Saguinus niger in Eastern Amazonia, Ana Cristina M. Oliveira & Stephen F. Ferrari, Int J Primatol (2008) 29:1499–1510
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0