Illiger's saddle-back tamarin

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Illiger's saddle-back tamarin

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Callitrichidae
Genus: Leontocebus
Species:
L. illigeri
Binomial name
Leontocebus illigeri
(Pucheran, 1845)
Range of the Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Illiger's saddle-back tamarin (Leontocebus illigeri) is a species of

Rio Ucayali.[2][3]

Illiger's saddle-back tamarin has a head and body length of between 175 millimetres (6.9 in) and 205 millimetres (8.1 in) with a tail length between 300 millimetres (12 in) and 305 millimetres (12.0 in) long.[3] Males weigh about 292 grams (10.3 oz) and females weight about 296 grams (10.4 oz).[3]

The

near threatened from a conservation standpoint.[1]

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