Pied tamarin
| Pied tamarin | |
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| Pied tamarin at Parque Municipal do Mindu, Brazil | |
CITES Appendix I
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Callitrichidae |
| Genus: | Saguinus |
| Species: | S. bicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Saguinus bicolor Spix, 1823
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| The approximate range of 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 its native habitat.