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