Geoffroy’s Tamarin

• Common Name: Geoffroy’s Tamarin
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1845
• Monkey Size: 22.5 to 24 cm (8.9 to 9.4 in)
• Skin Color(s): Black-brown-yellow
• Habitat: Forest, rainforest
• Diet: Omnivorous
• Native Countries: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia

Geoffroy’s tamarin^[1], also called the Panamanian tamarin, red-crested tamarin, or rufous-naped marmoset tamarin, is a tamarin, a small monkey found in Colombia and Panama.

• A fluffy, white, triangular mohawk adorns the top of this little monkey’s head. The short hair on each side is black, further accentuating Geoffroy’s Tamarin hipster hairstyle.
• Reddish fur covers the nape (or back). Long, thin strands of white hair protrude from just below the temples of a plump, hairless black face.
• Brown eyes assess the world, and little mussel ears listen to the sounds of the forest.
• A fur coat mottled in black, brown, and yellow envelops the body. The fur on the chest and underside of the monkey is white.
• The tail matches the color of the nape and is accented with a hint of black fur.

• In what may seem like a role reversal in many monkey species, Geoffroy’s tamarins are led by the oldest female in a group.
• Since females are endowed with much larger suprapubic glands (above the pubic bone), they are more frequently involved in scent marking.
• Fighting between males from different groups can result in lacerations, claws torn from toes and fingers, and trauma (e. g., broken tails) sustained when falling to the forest floor from a height of 20 m (66 ft).
• They are most active during the day, making them “diurnal” primates.
• Although they avoid vertical descents, Geoffroy’s tamarins cling vertically to a tree’s bark with their claws when feeding on exudates.