Black tamarin
Saguinus niger (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
The black tamarin (Saguinus niger) is a species in the family Callitrichidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh about 547.2 g and live up to 17.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the black tamarin
- Weight
- 547.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 17.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 21 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 133 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 20.5 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.4src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black tamarin live?
Not recorded
What is the black tamarin?
The black tamarin (Saguinus niger) or western black-handed tamarin is a species of tamarin endemic to Brazil.
From the Wikipedia article “Black tamarin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_tamarin&oldid=1371762009), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the black tamarin endangered?
The black tamarin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the black tamarin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPrimates
- familyCallitrichidae
- genusSaguinus
- SpeciesSaguinus niger (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
Synonyms Mystax ursulus umbratus, Sagouin niger, Saguinus midas niger
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Black-handed tamarinEnglish
- Black-handed tamarinEnglish
- Western black-handed tamarinEnglish
- SagüiSpanish
- SouinPortuguese
- GuaribinhaPortuguese
- Sagui-unaPortuguese
Relatives of the black tamarin
Other species in the same genus Saguinus.
Pied tamarin
Saguinus bicolor
Golden-handed tamarin
Saguinus midas
Martins's tamarin
Saguinus martinsi
Eastern black-handed tamarin
Saguinus ursula
CompareBlack tamarin vs Pied tamarinBlack tamarin vs Golden-handed tamarinBlack tamarin vs Martins's tamarinBlack tamarin vs Eastern black-handed tamarin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black tamarin?
An adult black tamarin weighs 547.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black tamarin endangered?
The black tamarin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the black tamarin live?
The black tamarin has a recorded lifespan of 17.8 years.
How long is the black tamarin pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 133 days.
What kind of animal is the black tamarin?
The black tamarin (Saguinus niger) belongs to the family Callitrichidae in the order Primates.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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