Cotton-top tamarin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the cotton-top tamarin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cotton-top tamarin in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Colombia.

Colombia

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 cotton-top tamarin endangered?

The cotton-top tamarin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cotton-top tamarin?

The cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Callitrichidae, genus Saguinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cotton-top tamarin

The cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is a small New World monkey weighing less than 0.5 kg (1.1 lb). One of the smallest primates, the cotton-top tamarin is easily recognized by the long, white sagittal crest extending from its forehead to its shoulders. The species is found in tropical forest edges and secondary forests in northwestern Colombia, where it is arboreal and diurnal. Its diet includes insects and plant exudates, and it is an important seed disperser in the tropical ecosystem.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cotton-top tamarin (revision 1380254000), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q137528 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).