Leontopithecus rosalia

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Vernacular names
English : Golden lion tamarin
French : Tamarin lion doré

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Primata
Family : Callitrichidae (now sometimes Cebidae)
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Body length of 33 cm, tail length of 40 cm, weight of 710 g. Unmistakable, mane-like hair tufts around head. Fur entirely golden-orange to yellow with clearer tail. Naked black face.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America and is endemic to a small portion of Atlantic forest, in Rio de Janeiro State (South-east Brazil). Lives in primary and secondary coastal lowland forest.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : ENDANGERED
CITES : Appendix I
Status : The species was on the verge of extinction because of habitat loss and has been saved for now by conservation and captive breeding programs.
Ex-Situ Programs : SSP in America, EEP in Europe

Observation

 

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