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White-footed tamarin size: How big do they get?

How big does a White-footed tamarin get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown White-footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus) reaches an average size of 24 cm (0′ 10″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 457 grams (1.01 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 43 grams (0.09 lbs). A White-footed tamarin has 2 babies at once. The White-footed tamarin (genus: Saguinus) is a member of the family Callitrichidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a White-footed tamarin is (0' 10

The white-footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus) is a tamarin species endemic to Colombia. It is a silvery brown colour with pale streaks and russet underparts, and is very similar in appearance to the cotton-top tamarin, from which it is separated by the Atrato River. It is thought that the two species diverged during the Pleistocene, at a time when a sea occupied the area between their present ranges. This tamarin is an arboreal species, living in small family groups in the canopy. Females give birth to one to three young after a gestation period of about 140 days. This species has a relatively small range and is under threat from destruction and fragmentation of the forest in which it lives and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as “endangered”.

Animals of the same family as a White-footed tamarin

We found other animals of the Callitrichidae family:

Animals with the same size as a White-footed tamarin

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as White-footed tamarin:

Animals with the same litter size as a White-footed tamarin

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a White-footed tamarin:

Animals with the same weight as a White-footed tamarin

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Saguinus leucopus: