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Geoffroy's saddle-back tamarin
Species of New World monkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geoffroy's saddle-back tamarin (Leontocebus nigrifrons) is a species of saddle-back tamarin, a type of small monkey from South America. Geoffroy's saddle-back tamarin was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown-mantled tamarin, L. fuscicollis.[2][1] It lives in Loreto, Peru.[2]
Geoffroy's saddle-back tamarin has a head and body length of between 190 millimetres (7.5 in) and 219 millimetres (8.6 in) with a tail length between 305 millimetres (12.0 in) and 333 millimetres (13.1 in) long.[1] Males weigh about 354 grams (12.5 oz) and females weight about 369 grams (13.0 oz).[1]
It lives in groups with multiple males and females.[1] It reaches sexual maturity at 18 months.[1] Both males and females emigrate from their natal group.[1] Geoffroy's saddle-back tamarin frequently associates with and forms mixed groups with moustached tamarins, Saguinus mystax.[1] The two species often sleep in the same tree and both species respond to each other's alarm calls.[1]
Its diet consists of fruits, gums, nectar, insects and other small animals.[1]
The IUCN rates it as least concern from a conservation standpoint.[1]
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