Silvery-brown Tamarin
Saguinus leucopus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 467
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
Description
The white-footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus) is a tamarin species endemic to Colombia. It is a silvery brown colour with pale streaks and russet underparts, and is very similar in appearance to the cotton-top tamarin, from which it is separated by the Atrato River. It is thought that the two species diverged during the Pleistocene, at a time when a sea occupied the area between their present ranges.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “White-footed tamarin”.