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 São João and Macaé 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
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or ExtinctDerived 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. Scientific Name Conservation Status Population Estimate Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceThe 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 Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web: Leontopithecus rosalia
In Ecosystem
Source World Wildlife Fund
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Golden lion tamarin, Wikipedia
Taxobox, scientific name field
Leontopithecus rosalia
Taxobox, conservation status field
Endangered
Introduction
A 2022/2023 census estimated about 4,800 individuals living in the current primary area of occurrence in the non-coastal area of the São João and Macaé river basins, with unknown but smaller additional numbers in limited coastal forests and to the west of the primary area of occurrence.
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.
Conservation
Key threats include habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting and trapping for the pet trade, the recently highlighted threat of a yellow fever or other disease epidemics, and the potential impact of non-native species, most notably the introduced marmoset species that are now found in many of the forest areas occupied by golden lion tamarins, and a feral population of introduced
- Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix I
View the Source2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Golden lion tamarin (Wikipedia)
4. GBIF Species API
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
Animal Diversity Web: Leontopithecus rosalia
Animal Diversity WebIn Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Terrestrial BiomesQuote, In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes rainforest
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