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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]
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
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 ...
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 .
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 ...
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
Size range: 20 cm (8 in) long, plus 31 cm (12 in) tail (Black lion tamarin) to 37 cm (15 in) long plus 40 cm (16 in) tail (Golden lion tamarin) [75] Habitats : Forest [ 76 ] Diets : Spiders, snails, insects, small lizards, eggs, small birds, fruit, flowers, gum, nectar, and vegetables, as well as snakes and other small vertebrates [ 75 ]