---
title: "Sagui-imperador"
description: "Saguinus imperator — Mamíferos. The emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a species of tamarin monkey allegedly named for its beard's resemblance to that of the German emperor Wilhelm II."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-chinned-emperor-tamarin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sagui-imperador

> Saguinus imperator — Mamíferos. The emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a species of tamarin monkey allegedly named for its beard's resemblance to that of the German emperor Wilhelm II.

- Scientific name: *Saguinus imperator*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 205
- Wikidata: [Q114937](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114937)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43390](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43390)

## Names

- en: Black-chinned Emperor Tamarin
- de: Kaiserschnurrbarttamarin
- es: Bigodeiro
- fr: Tamarin empereur
- nl: Keizertamarin
- pt: Sagui-imperador
- pl: Tamaryna cesarska

## Countries with the most observations

BR (156)

## Summary

The emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a species of tamarin monkey allegedly named for its beard's resemblance to that of the German emperor Wilhelm II. It lives in the north Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas and the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia.
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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_tamarin

## Photo

![Sagui-imperador](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-chinned-emperor-tamarin/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43390

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-chinned-emperor-tamarin?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).