This tamarin lives in the Brazilian Amazon. Hairs on the mantle and forelimbs have yellow bands, while those on the saddle and hindlimbs have brown bands. Specimens were collected in forest in the Andirá and Tefé river basins.
The mantle and forelimb hairs are dark with a yellow band near the tip. Hairs on the saddle, rump, and hindlimbs are dark with brown bands; the tail is black except at its base.
Specimens were collected in 2018 and 2019 in terra firme forest, which does not seasonally flood, in the Andirá and Tefé river basins of Brazil.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.