Andean saddle-back tamarin
Species of New World monkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Andean saddle-back tamarin (Leontocebus leucogenys) is a species of saddle-back tamarin, a type of small monkey from South America. The Andean saddle-back tamarin was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown-mantled tamarin, L. fuscicollis.[2][3] It is closely related to Illiger's saddle-back tamarin.[3] It is endemic to Peru and its type locality is in the Department of Huanuco, Peru.[2][3]
| Andean saddle-back tamarin | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Callitrichidae |
| Genus: | Leontocebus |
| Species: | L. leucogenys |
| Binomial name | |
| Leontocebus leucogenys (J. E. Gray, 1866) | |
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| Range of the Andean Saddle-back Tamarin | |
The Andean saddle-back tamarin has a head and body length of between 205 millimetres (8.1 in) and 230 millimetres (9.1 in) with a tail length between 305 millimetres (12.0 in) and 330 millimetres (13 in) long.[3] It weighs between 350 grams (12 oz) and 400 grams (14 oz).[3]
The IUCN rates it as least concern from a conservation standpoint.[1]
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