AUTHORS

Dara-Michelle Farr

Erica McCormick

Maria Kovell


http://www.mnzoo.org/conservation/conservation_grant_tamarin.asp



Of the three types of tamarins, the cotton-top marmoset can be distinguished by its bare face. It is on average 9 inches tall and is covered with red, brown, gray and white hair over most of its body. The tamarin has claw-like nails that aid it in clinging, running and leaping. Tamarins are social creatures that are very vocal within their like-species groups that they live closely around.

Friday, March 5, 2010

ENDANGERED STATUS



Conservation status

  • Tamarins are nationally and internationally known as critically endangered.


Endangered listings

  • CITES - Appendix I

  • U.S. ESA – Endangered

  • IUCN - Endangered as S. o. oedipus


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