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The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia; Portuguese: mico-leão-dourado [ˈmiku leˈɐ̃w do(w)ˈɾadu,-liˈɐ̃w-]), also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. [5]
In the specific region of the Atlantic forest where golden lion tamarins can be found, the forest is down to just 2% of its original size, Ferraz said. Sugar cane and coffee plantations were the ...
Lion tamarins weigh up to 900 grams (32 oz) and are about 30 cm (12 in) long, with tails about 45 cm (18 in) long. They jump through trees using their fingers to hold on to branches; they use their claws to dig under the bark to search for insects to eat.
Brown-mantled tamarin, Leontocebus fuscicollis LC; Black-mantled tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis LC; Weddell's saddle-back tamarin, Leontocebus weddelli LC; Genus: Leontopithecus. Superagui lion tamarin, Leontopithecus caissara CR; Golden-headed lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas EN; Black lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysopygus EN
Geoffroy's saddle-back tamarin, Leontocebus nigrifrons; Genus Leontopithecus. Golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia; Golden-headed lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas; Black lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysopygus; Superagui lion tamarin, Leontopithecus caissara †Genus Patasola †Patasola magdalenae †Genus Micodon †Micodon ...
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).
Tamarin Gray, 1870 The tamarins are squirrel -sized New World monkeys from the family Callitrichidae in the genus Saguinus . They are the first offshoot in the Callitrichidae tree, and therefore are the sister group of a clade formed by the lion tamarins , Goeldi's monkeys and marmosets .
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