Common Name: Emperor Tamarin Scientific Name: Saguinus imperator
LEAST CONCERN Emperor Tamarin Distribution: Brazil and Peru Habitat: Forest Height: Approx. 240mm Weight: 450g Diet: Omnivorous Fruit, nectar, insects.
Marmosets and tamarins come from all over South America and are some of the World’s smallest monkeys ranging from 100 grams to 800 grams. Like all monkeys marmosets and tamarins have a tail, one of the easiest ways to tell the difference between monkeys and apes (gibbons, chimps, bonobos, orangs and gorilla). Tamarins are diurnal (awake during the day and asleep at night). During their waking hours these animals can be extremely vocal giving high pitched whistles and chirps to communicate with each other. Emperor tamarins are now found in small area of western Brazil and north-east Peru where they inhabit all kinds of forest including lowland, evergreen and broadleaf forest. They have a varied diet that depends on the time of year. They spend long periods during the day searching for insect prey. They will scan the leaves and then quickly attack it!!