Pied tamarin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Saguinus bicolor
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 pied tamarin live?

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

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 pied tamarin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the pied tamarin?

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

About the pied tamarin

The pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor), sometimes referred to as the Brazilian bare-faced tamarin, is a critically endangered species of primate found in a restricted area of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. It was named the mascot of Manaus, Brazil in 2005. The species is endangered due to the increasing size of the city of Manaus, which is encroaching on their native habitat.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pied tamarin (revision 1380341838), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q232625 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).