This entry covers the nominate subspecies of the black-mantled tamarin. It inhabits humid tropical forest and edges; its described features include a black mantle, bare ears, and a gray-white muzzle.
In the nominate subspecies, a black mantle extends to the middle of the back. The ears are bare, the muzzle has gray-white hair, and the remaining coat ranges from reddish brown to olive.
The EAZA guide lists humid primary and secondary tropical forest, as well as forest edges, for the nominate subspecies.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.