Superagüi lion tamarin

The Superagüi lion tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara), also called the black-faced lion tamarin, is an endangered lion tamarin endemic to coastal forests in southeastern Brazil. It is overall golden-orange with a contrasting black head, legs and tail. Two Brazilian researchers, Maria Lucia Lorini and Vanessa Persson, described it in 1990 from animals on Superagüi Island in the state of Paraná, and further populations were found on the adjacent mainland in Paraná and in the far south of São Paulo. Mainland groups favour swampy and inundated secondary forest, the island group uses tall lowland forest and arboreal restinga, and both stay below 40 meters of altitude. It is arboreal and eats mainly small fruit and invertebrates such as insects, spiders and snails, adding nectar, young bromeliad leaves and mushrooms. The total population is unlikely to exceed 400 individuals.