White-footed tamarin

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White-footed tamarin
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White-footed tamarin ( Saguinus leucopus )

Systematics
Subordination : Dry- nosed primates (Haplorrhini)
Partial order : Monkey (anthropoidea)
without rank: New World Monkey (Platyrrhini)
Family : Marmosets (Callitrichidae)
Genre : Saguinus
Type : White-footed tamarin
Scientific name
Saguinus leucopus
( Günther , 1877)

The white-footed tamarin or white-footed monkey ( Saguinus leucopus ) is a species of primate from the marmoset family .

features

White-footed tamarins reach a head body length of 23 to 25 centimeters, the tail is 38 centimeters significantly longer than the body. The weight is around 490 grams. Their fur is gray-brown on the back and reddish-brown on the belly, the brown tail ends in a white tip. The name-giving feature is the whitish limbs, as with all marmosets there are claws instead of nails on the fingers and toes (with the exception of the big toe). The dark face is almost hairless, the top and back of the head are densely covered with brown hair.

distribution and habitat

Yellow, the distribution area of ​​the white-footed tamarin,
red - Geoffroy's wig monkey ,
blue - Lisztaffe

White-footed tamarins are found exclusively in Colombia , where they inhabit a small area in the northern part of the country between the Río Magdalena and Río Cauca . Their habitat is forests, they occur in both primary and secondary forests .

Way of life

These primates are diurnal and mostly stay in the trees. There they move on all fours, but they can also jump well. They live in groups of three to nine animals organized around a reproductive couple. Groups inhabit fixed areas of around 17 hectares in size. As with most marmosets, twin births predominate and the father is intensively involved in raising young.

The diet of these animals consists mainly of fruits (around 70%), but they also consume other parts of plants such as flowers and nectar, but also insects and other small animals.

Danger

White-footed tamarins live in an area that is densely populated. Their habitat is increasingly restricted by deforestation and their area of ​​distribution is fragmented. Another threat is that animals are frequently captured and made pet . In 2006 a breeding program was started in seven Colombian zoos. The IUCN lists the species as "critically endangered" ( endangered ).

literature

  • Thomas Geissmann : Comparative Primatology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .
  • Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .

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