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Leontopithecus
The four species of lion tamarins or maned marmosets make up the genus ''Leontopithecus''. They are small New World monkeys named for the mane surrounding their face, similar to the mane of a lion. Description Living in the eastern rainforests of Brazil, like all other callitrichids they are arboreal. Lion tamarins weigh up to and are about long, with tails about long. They jump through trees using their fingers to hold on to branches; they use their claws to dig under the bark to search for insects to eat. They also eat some snakes, small lizards, and small fruits. All are endangered or critically endangered, in part because their habitat has been severely disrupted by human development and climate change. Lion tamarins tend to live in family groups, with both parents sharing different tasks of rearing the yearly twins born to them. The mother nurses her young every two to three hours, and the father carries the babies on his back. Diurnal tree-dwellers, they sleep in tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leontopithecus Rosalia
The golden lion tamarin (''Leontopithecus rosalia''; ), less commonly known as the golden lion marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Endemism, Endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. The geographic range is entirely within the state of Rio de Janeiro. 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.Rubião, E. C. N., Pissinatti, A., Lourenço Junior, M., Cattaneo, C. A. M., Romijn, P. C., Oliveira, J. D. V., Borré, L. B., Santos, D. A., Mendonça, A. C., Nascimento, J. L., and L. C. Oliveira. (2022) Registros do mico-leão-dourado (Leontopithecus rosalia) na Região Metropolitana do Estado do Rio de Janeiro [Records of the golden lion tamarin (Leontop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Lion Tamarin
The golden lion tamarin (''Leontopithecus rosalia''; ), less commonly known as the golden lion 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. The geographic range is entirely within the state of Rio de Janeiro. 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.Rubião, E. C. N., Pissinatti, A., Lourenço Junior, M., Cattaneo, C. A. M., Romijn, P. C., Oliveira, J. D. V., Borré, L. B., Santos, D. A., Mendonça, A. C., Nascimento, J. L., and L. C. Oliveira. (2022) Registros do mico-leão-dourado (Leontopithecus rosalia) na Região Metropolitana do Estado do Rio de Janeiro ecords of the golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leontopithecus
The four species of lion tamarins or maned marmosets make up the genus ''Leontopithecus''. They are small New World monkeys named for the mane surrounding their face, similar to the mane of a lion. Description Living in the eastern rainforests of Brazil, like all other callitrichids they are arboreal. Lion tamarins weigh up to and are about long, with tails about long. They jump through trees using their fingers to hold on to branches; they use their claws to dig under the bark to search for insects to eat. They also eat some snakes, small lizards, and small fruits. All are endangered or critically endangered, in part because their habitat has been severely disrupted by human development and climate change. Lion tamarins tend to live in family groups, with both parents sharing different tasks of rearing the yearly twins born to them. The mother nurses her young every two to three hours, and the father carries the babies on his back. Diurnal tree-dwellers, they sleep in tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leontopithecus Chrysomelas
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 . Its preferred habitat is within mature forest, but with habitat destruction this is not always the case. Several sources seem to have different information on the number of individuals within a group, and the type of social system that may be apparent. The golden-headed lion tamarin lives within group sizes ranging from 2 to 11 individuals, with the average size ranging from 4 to 7.Baker AJ, Bales K, Dietz JM. (2002). Mating system and group dynamics in lion tamarins. In: Kleiman DG, Rylands AB, editors. ''Lion Tamarins: biology and conservation.'' Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. p 188-212. According to various sources, the group may consist of two adult males, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leontopithecus Chrysopygus
The black lion tamarin (''Leontopithecus chrysopygus''), also known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to the Brazilian state of São Paulo, almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park. Its limited geographical range makes it the rarest of the New World monkeys, with little known about it. It was thought to be extinct for 65 years until its rediscovery in 1970. In 2016 an adult couple was found to the east, in the Caetetus Ecological Station, after six years with no sightings. A 2020 assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimated that there were 1,600 individuals living in the wild, 1,200 of which are found in Morro do Diabo State Park. They are usually found in groups of 4 to 9, living in the secondary and primary forests along the circumference of its home range. On average, the black lion tamarin weighs . Taxonomy The classification of the black lion tamarin was debated, as one group of taxonomists classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
