Geoffroy’s Tamarin
Saguinus geoffroyi
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,320
- Most observed in
- 🇵🇦 Panama
Description
Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi), also known as the Panamanian, red-crested or rufous-naped tamarin, is a tamarin, a type of small monkey, found in Panama and Colombia. It is predominantly black and white, with a reddish nape. Diurnal, Geoffroy's tamarin spends most of its time in trees, but does come down to the ground occasionally.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Geoffroy's tamarin”.