Moustached tamarin
| Moustached tamarin | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Callitrichidae |
| Genus: | Saguinus |
| Species: | S. mystax
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| Binomial name | |
| Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823)
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| Range of the Mustached Tamarin | |
The moustached tamarin (Saguinus mystax) is a New World monkey and a species of tamarin. The moustached tamarin is named for the lack of coloring in the facial hair surrounding their mouth, appearing similar to a moustache. As with most New World monkeys, the moustached tamarin is found only in areas of South America.