| Emperor tamarin Temporal range: Pleistocene - recent[1]
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| S. i. subgrisescens at San Francisco Zoo | |
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| S. i. imperator at Dallas World Aquarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Callitrichidae |
| Genus: | Saguinus |
| Species: | S. imperator
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| Binomial name | |
| Saguinus imperator (Goeldi, 1907)
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| Range of the emperor tamarin | |
The emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a species of tamarin monkey allegedly named for its beard's resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II.[3] It lives in the north Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas[2] and the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia.
The fur of the emperor tamarin is predominantly grey colored, with yellowish speckles on its chest. The hands and feet are black and the tail is brown. Outstanding is its long, white beard, which extends to both sides beyond the shoulders. The animal reaches a length of 23–26 centimetres (9–10 in), plus a 35–41.5 cm (13.8–16.3 in) long tail.[3] It weighs approximately 500 grams (18 oz).[2]
- ^ "Saguinus imperator Goeldi 1907 (monkey)". PBDB.
- ^ a b c Ravetta, A.L.; Calouro, A.M.; Wallace, R.B.; Mollinedo, J.M.; Röhe, F.; Bicca-Marques, J.C.; Heymann, E.W.; Mittermeier, R.A. (2021). "Saguinus imperator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T39948A192551472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T39948A192551472.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Wildfacts - Emperor tamarin". BBC. April 2012.