Red-Handed Tamarin

scientific name

Saguinus midas

size/weight/height

Height: 7.5 - 8.25"
Weight: 9 - 13 oz

adaptations/coloration

Color: feet & hands bright red-gold

behavior

Group: 1 male, 1 female & young

reproduction/lifespan

Lifespan: wild unknown " captivity 7-16 yrs.
Gestation: 140-170 days
Birth: non-identical twins " 2 times per yr.
Parenting: male equal to female

diet

Wild: buds, flowers, frogs, fruit, insects, leaves, lizards, nectar, snails & spiders
Zoo: Marmoset Diet, bananas, eggs, grapes & oranges

habitat/range

primary & secondary forest canopy " Amazonian Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana & Surinam

status

CITES App II " due to habitat destruction

oregon zoo exhibit

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