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The emperor tamarin, also known as the Brockway monkey, (''Saguinus imperator''), is a species of tamarin allegedly named for its resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = BBC )〕 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 mustache, which extends to both sides beyond the shoulders. The animal reaches a length of , plus a long tail.〔 It weighs approximately .〔 ==Subspecies and subfamilies== There are two subspecies of the emperor tamarin:〔 *Black-chinned emperor tamarin, ''Saguinus imperator imperator'' *Bearded emperor tamarin, ''Saguinus imperator subgrisescens'' The Saguinus imperator belongs to the family Callitrichidae, which is a family of New World monkeys. The Callitrichidae contains the two general species of marmosets and tamarins. There are several different ''Saguinus'' groups within the Callitrichinae subfamily, including ''S. midas'', ''S. mystax'', ''S. nigricollis'', ''S. bicolor'', ''S. oedipus'', and ''S. inustus''. ''Saguinus imperator'' belongs to the ''S. mystax'' group. The emperor tamarin has two subspecies: ''Saguinus imperator imperator'' and ''Saguinus imperator subgrisescens''. The predominant difference between the two is that ''Saguinus imerator subgrisecens ''has a long white beard, giving it its customary name the “bearded emperor tamarin.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emperor tamarin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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