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Golden Lion Tamarin

Mammals

The golden lion tamarin, also known as the golden lion marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae, endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state and classified as an endangered species. A 2022 to 2023 census estimated about 4,800 individuals living in its primary range in the non-coastal Sao Joao and Macae river basins, with smaller, uncounted numbers in limited coastal forest areas, alongside a captive population of roughly 490 individuals maintained across 150 zoos worldwide.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Scientific Name
Leontopithecus rosalia 1
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
Population Estimate
4800 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
The golden lion tamarin gets its name from its bright reddish orange pelage and the extra long hairs around the face and ears, which give it a distinctive mane 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Callitrichidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Ecosystem

Atlantic Forest, Ecosystems
Source World Wildlife Fund
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
Sources
1. Golden lion tamarin, Wikipedia
  • Taxobox, scientific name field
    Leontopithecus rosalia
  • Taxobox, conservation status field
    Endangered
  • Introduction section
    A 2022/2023 census estimated about 4,800 individuals living in the current primary area of occurrence in the non-coastal area of the Sao Joao and Macae river basins.
  • Physical characteristics section
    The golden lion tamarin gets its name from its bright reddish-orange pelage and the extra-long hairs around the face and ears, which give it a distinctive mane.
View the Source
2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Golden lion tamarin (Wikipedia)
endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of BrazilView the Source
4. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Golden Lion Tamarin
Wikidata Q208486, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: CallitrichidaeView the Source
World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife FundIn Ecosystem: Atlantic ForestView the Source
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