 Red-Handed
Tamarin
scientific
name
Saguinus
midas
size/weight/height
Height:
7.5 - 8.25"
Weight: 9 - 13 oz
adaptations/coloration
Color:
feet & hands bright red-gold
behavior
Group:
1 male, 1 female & young
reproduction/lifespan
Lifespan:
wild unknown • captivity 7-16 yrs.
Gestation: 140-170 days
Birth: non-identical twins • 2 times per yr.
Parenting: male equal to female
diet
Wild: buds,
flowers, frogs, fruit, insects, leaves, lizards, nectar, snails &
spiders
Zoo: Marmoset Diet, bananas, eggs, grapes & oranges
habitat/range
primary
& secondary forest canopy • Amazonian Brazil, French Guiana,
Guyana & Surinam
status
CITES App
II • due to habitat destruction
oregon
zoo exhibit
Primates
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