Black-mantled tamarin
Kingdom
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Order
Genus
SPECIES
Leontocebus nigricollis
Weight
475
17
goz
g oz 
Length
220-226
8.7-8.9
mminch
mm inch 

The black-mantled tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis, is a species of saddle-back tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in far western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, northeastern Peru and eastern Ecuador.

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There are 3 subspecies:

  • Spix's black mantle tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis nigricollis
  • Graells's tamarin or Graells’ black-mantle tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis graellsi
  • Hernandez-Camacho's black-mantle tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis hernandezi

Graells's tamarin was previously considered to be a separate species.

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Distribution

Geography

Continents
Biogeographical realms
Black-mantled tamarin habitat map

Climate zones

Black-mantled tamarin habitat map
Black-mantled tamarin

Mating Habits

PREGNANCY DURATION
140 days
BABY CARRYING
1 to 3

References

1. Black-mantled tamarin Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-mantled_tamarin
2. Black-mantled tamarin on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39945/17932254

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