How to Identify Callitrichidae

Key Identification Features

• Tamarins are grouped into three categories by facial features: hairy-faced, mottled-faced, and bare-faced.
• Many individuals have distinctively colored stripes or fur whorls on their throats.
• The dry forests within its range have distinct seasons: the dry season runs from December to April, and heavy rainfall occurs between August and November, which can flood the forest floor.
• It is distinguished by a prominent long mustache, with faint, almost unnoticeable white hairs on its chin.

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