Brown-mantled tamarin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the brown-mantled tamarin lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Leontocebus fuscicollis
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Callitrichidae

Where does the brown-mantled tamarin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brown-mantled tamarin in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: South America.

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 brown-mantled tamarin endangered?

The brown-mantled tamarin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the brown-mantled tamarin?

The brown-mantled tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Callitrichidae, genus Leontocebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brown-mantled tamarin

The brown-mantled tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis), also known as Spix's saddle-back tamarin, is a species of saddle-back tamarin. This New World monkey is found in the Southern American countries of Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. This omnivorous member of the Callitrichidae family is usually found in smaller groups ranging between 4 and 15 individuals. This species communicates vocally and largely relies on its olfactory system. The brown-mantled tamarin is considered a species of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, despite a decreasing population and being threatened by poaching, habitat loss and capture for the illegal pet trade.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brown-mantled tamarin (revision 1356931093), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q94697702 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).