The Midas tamarin[1] (Saguinus midas), also called the red-handed tamarin or golden-handed tamarin is a New-World monkey in the Callitrichidae family.
- Mida tamarin exhibits no apparent sexual dimorphism. The face is black with long hair.
- However, it lacks the whitish fur around its mouth characteristic of other common tamarins in the long-tusked tamarin group.
- The body is also black, except for the feet and hands, which are yellow or orange-red. The Midas tamarin is characterized by a flat snout, a stocky body, and large, human-like ears extending from its head’s sides.
- The thumbs are not opposable and therefore cannot be used to grab objects. Like many other non-primate mammals, it has claws instead of nails on all digits except the big toe.
