Saguinus midas
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Midas Tamarin
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Primates |
Suborder | : Haplorhini |
Infraorder | : Simiiformes |
Parvorder | : Platyrrhini |
Family | : Callitrichidae |
Genus | : Saguinus |
Subgenus | : Saguinus |
Species status
Authority citation
Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033820Original name as described
Simia midas
Other common names
Golden-handed Tamarin · Red-handed Tamarin · Yellow-handed Tamarin
Type material
lost (number not known)
Type kind
nonexistent
Type locality
America. Restricted by J. C. D. von Schreber in 1775 to Suriname.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil
Taxonomy notes citation
Lopes, G. P., Rohe, F., Bertuol, F., Polo, É., Valsecchi, J., Santos, T. C. M., ... & Hrbek, T. (2023). Molecular systematics of tamarins with emphasis on genus Tamarinus (Primates, Callitrichidae). Zoologica Scripta, 52(6), 556-570.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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