Cotton-top tamarin



Friends

Submit your pet
for the cutest pet ever competition


StumbleUpon Toolbar Stumble this page!

Animal of the Day
Subscribe to the
animal of the day
Enter your Email


Powered by FeedBlitz

Top articles


Animals living in the water
Swim with manatees - harmful or helpful?

Pictures of the cotton-top tamarin are copyrighted
by their owners
Some facts about the
Cotton-top tamarin

Adult weight : 0.446 kg (0.9812 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 26 years

Female maturity :548 days

Male maturity : 550 days

Gestation : 178 days

Weaning : 52 days

Litter size : 2

Litters per year : 1

Interval between litters : 244 days

Weight at birth : 0.039 kg (0.0858 lbs)

Weight at weaning : 0.105 kg (0.231 lbs)

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

Cotton-top tamarin

Order : Primates
Family : Callitrichidae
Species : Saguinus oedipus

 

The Cotton-headed tamarin, cotton-top tamarin is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Colombia

Facts about the cotton-top tamarin

Cotton-top Tamarins are an endangered species found only in the tropical forests of northern Colombia. (Full text)

The cotton-top tamarin is found only in tropical forest edges and secondary forests of northern Colombia. (Full text)

Saguinus oedipus is a member of the Callitrichinae, a group of small platyrrhines that are distinctive in having claw-like bilaterally compressed finger nails. (Full text)

a:link, a:visited { color: #334A9F; text-decoration: none } a:hover, a:active { color: #33363B; text-decoration: underline } Zoology 101 Cotton Top Tamarin 11" Plush ALL STAR TOYSB STREET HOME & GARDENTAILGATE TOWN ABOUT US PRIVACY POLICY VIEW CART ALL STAR TOYS HOME GAMES-BOARD/LAWN/TABLEKIDS FURNITUREMUSICAL INSTRUMENTSRIDE-ON TOYSROCKING ANIMALS / TOYSSCIENCE AND HOBBYSTUFFED ANIMALSWINTER SNOW TOYS STORE PRIVACY POLICY SHOW ORDER HELP H1 { color: #333333; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold }Zoology 101 Cotton Top TamarinThe cotton top tamarin is one of the most endangered primates in the world. (Full text)

: 1992 The natural habitat of the cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is threatened (Full text)

The Cotton-top Tamarins are also territorial and uses scent marks to define their territory. (Full text)

Cotton top tamarins are native to the northern region of Colombia. (Full text)

The cotton-top tamarin, (Saguinus oedipus ) is one of the most endangered primates in the world. (Full text)

The cotton-top tamarin is on the endangered species list. (Full text)

Baby cotton-top tamarins are weaned in about 8 - (Full text)

The cotton-top tamarin is a small monkey weighing less than 0. (Full text)

Aptly named for the tuft of white hair on its head, the cotton-top tamarin is (Full text)

cotton top marmoset, Saguinus oedipus) is added to B lymphoblastoid cells (Full text)

tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is one of the most endangered (Full text)

No - cotton top tamarins are an endangered species. (Full text)

The cotton-top tamarin is an endangered New World primate endemic to Colombia. (Full text)

The cotton top tamarin is one of the most endangered primates in the world. (Full text)

The cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is a relatively familiar and easily-bred specimen in captivity, to the extent that contraceptive methods are regularly employed to reduce birth rates. (Full text)

Google
Contact Us | ©2008 TheWebsiteOfEverything.com | Pictures and facts about the Cotton-top tamarin