Cotton-top tamarin lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 26.2 years

🏆 The longest-lived cotton-top tamarin on record reached 26.2 years in captivity.

Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). The oldest known individual lived 26.2 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

Reaches adulthood at about 18 months
Adult weight about 446 g
Gestation about 178 days
About 1.9 young at a time

How old in human years?

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Age yrs mo days

Cotton-top tamarin age chart in human years

Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.

Cotton-top tamarin	Human age	Stage
5 yr	32	Adult
10 yr	53	Middle age
15 yr	74	Senior
20 yr	94	Elderly
25 yr	115	Elderly
30 yr	136	Elderly

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Cotton-top tamarin profile

Classification	Mammalia > Primates > Callitrichidae
Scientific name	Saguinus oedipus
Adult weight	about 4.5e+02 g
Age of maturity	18 months
Gestation	about 178 days
Litter / clutch size	1.9
Longest recorded	26.2 years (captivity)