The imperial tamarind monkey (scientific name: Saguinus imperator) is a species of marmoset. With two long white beards, he is used to sitting in a quiet place to eat and rest. The majestic beard and the seriousness produced by the quiet make it worthy of the English name Emperor tamarin (Emperor means lord). Another way of saying it is that it is called Emperor because it resembles Wilhelm II of Germany. The fur is predominantly grey with yellow spots on the chest. Inhabits the upper canopy of tropical rain forests or savannahs, rarely on the ground. Eat fruit, nuts, and other plant foods, as well as insects, spiders, frogs, small lizards, and bird eggs. Tamarix monkeys live in the southwest of the Amazon Basin, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and Brazil's Acre and Amazon basins.
Royal Tamarix
Chinese name: Emperor Tamarix
Latin name: Saguinus imperator
Aliases: Emperor tamarin, emperor tamarin, long-bearded tamarin, black-breasted tamarin, emperor tamarin, emperor tamarin
Kingdom: Animalia
Department: Chordate
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Marmoset
Genus: Tamarix
Species: Tamarix
Subspecies: 2 species
Named by and Date: Goeldi, 1907
English name: Emperor Tamarin
English name: Black-chinned Emperor Tamarin
Characteristics of the Emperor Tamarix Monkey
The imperial tamarind monkey is 23-26 cm in length, 35-41.5 cm in tail length, and weighs 350-450 grams. It is a small primate. The fur is predominantly grey with yellow spots on the chest. The hands and feet are black, and the tail is reddish brown. It is characterized by long white whiskers that reach to the shoulders. It has a claw with abnormal toenails, only the big toe has flat nails, and the other fingers and toes are claw-like sharp claws; there is a pair of nipples on the chest; the hind limbs are longer than the forelimbs; 32 teeth.