Bearded emperor tamarin

Bearded emperor tamarin Saguinus imperator subgrisescens (EEP)
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCallithricidae
Size23–26cm
Weight400–550g
Gestation4½ months
Birth2
Life-span15 years
OrderPrimates
FamilyCallithricidae
Size23–26cm
Weight400–550g
Gestation4½ months
Birth2
Life-span15 years
Diet
omnivorous (fruit, nectar, gum, mushrooms, insects)
Habitat
tropical forest
Range
South America (Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
omnivorous (fruit, nectar, gum, mushrooms, insects)
Habitat
tropical forest
Range
South America (Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
Bearded emperor tamarins owe their name to their impressive, ‘imperial-style’ white moustache and the white beard under their chin.
This species lives in family groups numbering about 10, usually containing just one breeding female. She lets the males know when she is receptive by means of pheromones emitted during anogenital olfactory marking, which inhibits ovulation in the group’s subordinate females.
The bearded emperor penguins’ habitat, once highly inaccessible, is increasingly affected by deforestation because of the building of roads for logging and cattle-breeding.
Status in the wild (Source: IUCN)
- Not evaluatedNE
- Data deficientDD
- Least concernLC
- Near threatenedNT
- VulnerableVU
- EndangeredEN
- Critically endangeredCR
- Extinct in the wildEW
- ExtinctEX