Stats

Lifespan: 10-20 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Troop
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: South America
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Speed
Status: Rare

About

A small New World monkey of the Amazon rainforest, instantly recognisable by its sweeping white moustache — a feature so flamboyant that early naturalists named the species after Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. Troops cooperate to raise young, with fathers and siblings carrying infants as much as the mother does.

Life cycle

1.
newborn
A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Callitrichidae
Genus: Saguinus
Species: Saguinus imperator