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How long is an emperor tamarin?

An adult emperor tamarin has a body length of about 25 cm (9.84 in).

What is measured: adult body length excluding tail

Emperor tamarin (25 cm) drawn to scale beside a smartphone (14.7 cm) and a bowling pin (38.1 cm)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Smartphone (14.7 cm), Emperor tamarin (25 cm) and Bowling pin (38.1 cm).

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How big is that, really?

  • As long as about 3 credit cards end to end
  • About 66% of the height of a bowling pin
  • About 1.7× the height of a smartphone
  • About 15% of the height of an adult person
  • About 13% of the height of a doorway

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Facts about Emperor tamarin

The emperor tamarin is named for its distinctive long white mustache, which resembles the facial hair of an emperor.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, emperor tamarin

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Emperor tamarin
Venus flytrap15 cm (5.91 in)0.6×
Pygmy marmoset15 cm (5.91 in)0.6×
Common blue morpho15 cm (5.91 in)0.6×
Peacock mantis shrimp18 cm (7.09 in)0.72×
Fennec fox20 cm (7.87 in)0.8×
Axolotl23 cm (9.06 in)0.92×
Atlas moth24 cm (9.45 in)0.96×
Emperor tamarin25 cm (9.84 in)this page
Queen Alexandra's birdwing28 cm (11 in)1.1×
Goliath birdeater28 cm (11 in)1.1×

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Which is bigger: Emperor tamarin or Fennec fox?

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