Golden-rumped lion tamarin

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Golden-rumped lion tamarin

Order : Primates
Family : Callitrichidae
Species : Leontopithecus chrysopygus

The Black lion tamarin, golden-rumped lion tamarin is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the golden-rumped lion tamarin

black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) is endemic (Full text)

chrysopygus, the golden rumped lion tamarin, is mostly black with a gold rump and thighs. (Full text)

The Golden-rumped Lion Tamarin is a (Full text)

The golden-rumped lion tamarin is diurnal and predominantly arboreal. (Full text)