Black tamarin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Black tamarin Saguinus niger Vulnerable

Where the black tamarin lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 43 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See monkeys on the world map

Scientific name	Saguinus niger
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Callitrichidae

Where does the black tamarin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black tamarin in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Igarapé-Miri.

Brazil

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black tamarin endangered?

The black tamarin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black tamarin?

The black tamarin (Saguinus niger) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Callitrichidae, genus Saguinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black tamarin

The black tamarin (Saguinus niger) or western black-handed tamarin is a species of tamarin endemic to Brazil.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black tamarin (revision 1371762009), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q672895 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).