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The golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas), also the golden-headed tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the lowland and premontane tropical forest fragments in the state of Bahia, and therefore is considered to be an endangered species. It lives at heights of 3–10 metres (9.8–32.8 ft).
Size: golden fur all over, mane sometimes darkening or black Habitat: Diet: EN Golden-headed lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Kuhl, 1820) Bahia, Brazil: Size: black fur with golden face, arms, and tail Habitat: Diet: EN Black lion tamarin or golden-rumped lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysopygus (Mikan, 1823) São Paulo, Brazil
The golden lion tamarin tends to be active earlier and retire later in the warmer, wetter times of the year as the days are longer. [17] During drier times, it forages for insects longer as they become scarcer. [17] [18] Golden lion tamarins are characterized by using manipulative foraging under tree barks and epiphytic bromeliads. Their sites ...
Manilkara rufula, along with its speciatic cousins M. longifolia and M. maxima, provide nectar as food for a primate called the golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas). [4] Both tree and tamarin are only found in those remnants of Atlantic forest remaining in the northeastern region of Brazil.
The Callitrichidae (also called Arctopitheci or Hapalidae) are a family of New World monkeys, including marmosets, tamarins, and lion tamarins. At times, this group of animals has been regarded as a subfamily, called the Callitrichinae , of the family Cebidae .
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Golden-headed lion tamarin is a primate endemic species of Bahia coastal forests. ... National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
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