It is hard to guess what a Emperor tamarin weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) on average weights 409 grams (0.9 lbs).
The Emperor tamarin is from the family Callitrichidae (genus: Saguinus). It is usually born with about 46 grams (0.1 lbs). They can live for up to 20.17 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 23.9 cm (0′ 10″).
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a species of tamarin allegedly named for its resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II. It lives in the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia and in the west Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas.The fur of the emperor tamarin is predominantly grey colored, with yellowish speckles on its chest. The hands and feet are black and the tail is brown. Outstanding is its long, white beard, which extends to both sides beyond the shoulders. The animal reaches a length of 23–26 centimetres (9–10 in), plus a 35–41.5 cm (13.8–16.3 in) long tail. It weighs approximately 500 grams (18 oz).
Animals of the same family as a Emperor tamarin
We found other animals of the Callitrichidae family:
- Golden-headed lion tamarin with a weight of 573 grams
- Black lion tamarin with a weight of 656 grams
- Mottle-faced tamarin with a weight of 803 grams
- Black-mantled tamarin with a weight of 450 grams
- Superagüi lion tamarin with a weight of 605 grams
- White-headed marmoset with a weight of 342 grams
- Red-handed tamarin with a weight of 541 grams
- Wied’s marmoset with a weight of 375 grams
- Moustached tamarin with a weight of 557 grams
- Silvery marmoset with a weight of 376 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Emperor tamarin
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Saguinus imperator:
- Namaqua dune mole-rat bringing 389 grams to the scale
- Brown-mantled tamarin bringing 393 grams to the scale
- Red-legged sun squirrel bringing 333 grams to the scale
- Black and rufous elephant shrew bringing 423 grams to the scale
- Goya tuco-tuco bringing 400 grams to the scale
- Striped possum bringing 413 grams to the scale
- Bower’s white-toothed rat bringing 355 grams to the scale
- Indonesian mountain weasel bringing 466 grams to the scale
- Long-tailed chinchilla bringing 480 grams to the scale
- Mexican gray squirrel bringing 456 grams to the scale
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Emperor tamarin
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Emperor tamarin:
- Western barbastelle with an average maximal age of 21 years
- Lechwe with an average maximal age of 18.5 years
- Antarctic fur seal with an average maximal age of 23 years
- Beech marten with an average maximal age of 18.08 years
- Serval with an average maximal age of 23 years
- Crested mona monkey with an average maximal age of 24.08 years
- Springbok with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Commerson’s dolphin with an average maximal age of 18 years
- Keen’s myotis with an average maximal age of 18.5 years
- Jaguar with an average maximal age of 23 years