Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)

  Emperor Tamarin Kamila Sibaja Fig. 1, Adelaide Zoo, Emperor Tamarin Taxonomy      Saguinus imperator , known as Emperor Tamarin, tití emperador, or “mustache monkey”, is a monkey under the Haplorrhini suborder. They are identified in the Simiiformes infraorder, which branches into the Platyrrhini parvorder and further classifies it in the Callitricidae family, and the Callitricinae subfamily. The genus of the Emperor Tamarin is the Saguinus, thus placing it as a New World monkey.      It is believed that they were named after the German emperor Wilhelm II, who also wore a mustache (Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute). Fig 2. Tori Saneda, Primate Taxonomy (CC BY-NC 4.0) Morphology      Emperor Tamarins are small monkeys with long, white whiskers that sweep back from the muzzle on both sides and look like mustaches. They have dark fur on their faces and ears, and their bodies are primarily gray with small amo...