Black-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus nigricollis
The black-mantled tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis, is a species of saddle-back tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in far western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, north-eastern Peru and eastern Ecuador.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Callitrichidae
Genus
Leontocebus
Black-mantled Tamarin belongs to the family Callitrichidae, order Primates, within the Mammalia class.
Species Profile
The black-mantled tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis, is a species of saddle-back tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in far western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, north-eastern Peru and eastern Ecuador.
The Black-mantled Tamarin faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation throughout its limited range in the western Amazon basin. Agricultural expansion, logging, and human settlement development have dramatically reduced available forest habitat, while the species' small population size makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
The Black-mantled Tamarin faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation throughout its limited range in the western Amazon basin. Agricultural expansion, logging, and human settlement development have dramatically reduced available forest habitat, while the species' small population size makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions.
Agricultural expansion
Deforestation and habitat loss
Habitat fragmentation
Logging activities
Small population size and limited range
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Black-mantled Tamarin (Leontocebus nigricollis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/black-mantled-tamarin