Moustached Tamarin
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| Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1803) |
The Moustached Tamarin, Saguinus mystax also known as Spix's Moustached Tamarin is a black tamarin with white nose, brownish back and white moustache.
The Moustached Tamarin is distributed in tropical forests of Brazil and Peru. Its diet consists mainly of fruits, tree gum and insects.
There are two subspecies of the Moustached Tamarin:
- Spix's Moustached Tamarin, Saguinus mysyax mystax
- White-rumped Moustached Tamarin, Saguinus mystax pluto
[edit] References
Wikispecies has information related to:
- Rylands et al (2003). Saguinus mystax. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 135. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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