Black Lion Tamarin
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| Leontopithecus chrysopygus (Mikan, 1823) |
The Black Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) or Golden-rumped Lion Tamarin is a lion tamarin found only in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná, almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park. It lives in secondary and primary forests along its restricted range.
[edit] References
- Rylands et al (2003). Leontopithecus chrysopygus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 133. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- Neotropical Rainforest Mammals (1997), Louise Emmons and Francois Feer
[edit] External links
- ARKive - images and movies of the black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus)
- The Black Lion Tamarin's range (Natureserve.org)
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