The white-footed tamarin[1] (Saguinus leucopus), the silvery-brown bare-faced tamarin, is native to Colombia.
- It is silvery brown with pale stripes and reddish underparts. It closely resembles the cotton-tipped tamarin from which the Atrato River separates it.
- The two species are believed to have separated from each other in the Pleistocene when a sea occupied the area between their present ranges.
- The white-footed tamarin has a pale silvery-brown back with lighter stripes. The front is red. The tail is brown, sometimes with a white tip.
- The feet and hands are also white. The face is finely lined with white hair. Thick brown hair lies around the neck and between the ears.
- These Colombian monkeys’ front legs are shorter than their hind legs. As a result, their visual, auditory, and olfactory senses are very keen.
- The average adult male can weigh 494g, and the average adult female is slightly smaller at 490g. Other primates have nails on each toe, but tamarins have claws on all toes except the big toe.
