Cotton-Top Tamarin Size
Size of Cotton-Top Tamarin
Weight | 260-380 g [260 to 380 g (9.16 to 13.39 oz)] | ||
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Length | 20.8-26 cm [20.8–25.9 cm (8.2–10.2 in), tail is 33–41 cm (13–16 in)] | ||
Lifespan | 13-23 yrs [Up to 13 years in the wild and up to 23 years in captivity] | ||
Maximum speed | Top moving speed is 40 km/h (24 mph) |
The Cotton-Top Tamarin is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Primates.
The Cotton-Top Tamarin belonged to the family Callitrichidae, mainly distributed in South-America. They like to live in lowland tropical forest, and troop is their life style.Their skin type is fur, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, black, white, tan. it likes to eat fruit the most. In addition, fruit, insects, rodents are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are snakes, birds of prey, jaguars.
If we use one sentence to describe the Cotton-Top Tamarin, it is "Found in tropical forest edges!".