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mustached tamarin

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Also known as: Saguinus mystax
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    …and reddish tail, whereas the mustached tamarin (S. mystax) has a small white upswept mustache. The cotton-top tamarin (S. oedipus), found in Colombia and Panama, has a scruffy white crest of hair on the top of its head. The golden-handed tamarin, S. midas, is named for the mythological Greek king.

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    …and reddish tail, whereas the mustached tamarin (S. mystax) has a small white upswept mustache. The cotton-top tamarin (S. oedipus), found in Colombia and Panama, has a scruffy white crest of hair on the top of its head. The golden-handed tamarin, S. midas, is named for the mythological Greek king.

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