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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]
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-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).
Golden Lion Tamarins are one of the smallest primate species on earth, weighing just 1.3 to 1.5 pounds and measuring around 8 to 10 inches in length, excluding their tails.
Golden Lion Tamarin, photographed by Devra Kleiman in 1997. Kleiman's greatest success was with the golden lion tamarin, a small, reddish-orange monkey that inhabits Brazil's coastal forest. In the early 1970s she responded to an emergency alert from Brazilian biologist Adelmar Coimbra Filho , who reported that the tamarin population was down ...
Golden lion tamarin; Golden-headed lion tamarin; S. Superagüi lion tamarin This page was last edited on 2 November 2024, at 13:43 (UTC). ...
Red-mantled saddle-back tamarin, Leontocebus lagonotus; 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
Protected species include the white-necked hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus), maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus), maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), purple-winged ground dove (Claravis geoffroyi), golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), the catfish Microcambeva barbata, the butterflies Mimoides lysithous and Parides ascanius, and Salvadori's ...