PIED TAMARIN FROM AMAZON AT RISK OF EXTINCTION

[Reproduced from:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_tamarin
and
http://www.oeco.org.br/fauna-e-flora/27556-fauna-amazonica-em-risco-o-sauim-de-coleira]

This New World monkey is found within and just north of the city limits of Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas state of Brazil. The main distribution is in the rio Cuieiras and rio Preto da Eva interfluvium. Pied tamarins are also found in the adjacent rio Preto da Eva and rio Urubu interfluvium, but are comparatively rare. There appears to be interspecific competition between the pied tamarin and the red-handed tamarin with the red-handed tamarin gradually displacing the pied tamarin from areas of its historical distribution. There are therefore multiple threats to the long term survival of the pied tamarin that stem from habitat destruction and from interspecific competition.

The pied tamarin's body measures 20.8–28.3 cm.; including the tail it measures 33.5–42.0 cm. Males weigh 428 grams (n = 4). Its life expectancy is approximately 10 years in the wild.

The Sanguinus bicolor lives in family groups of 2 to 15 individuals, with little domestic competition. Only the alpha female of the group will have puppies. The reproduction of other females is pbehaviorally suppressed. However, the whole group help with the care of young people, serving as a template for learn to hunt and feed.Omnivore, pied tamarin's diet consists of fruit, flowers, nectar, insects, spiders, small vertebrates and bird eggs.

Threats to the species ' long-term survival are manifold and deriving mainly from habitat destruction and inter-species competition. With the disordered growth of the city of Manaus in recent years the forest has been felled uncontrolled manner. Deforestation and fragmentation drastically reduce the areas of housing and feeding of the animal.