Which Animal Is Tamarin?

The tamarins are squirrel-sized New World monkeys from the family Callitrichidae in the genus Saguinus. They, together with the saddle-back tamarins, are the first offshoot in the Callitrichidae tree, and therefore are the sister group of a clade formed by the lion tamarins, Goeldi's monkeys and marmosets.

What type of animal is a tamarin?

Tamarin, any marmoset species belonging to the genus Saguinus or Leontopithecus.

How many species of tamarin are there?

Tamarins are a group of Monkeys native to Central and South America. There are more than 30 species of Tamarins, and most are roughly the size of a squirrel.