Stats

Lifespan: 15-20 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Troop
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: South America
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Warning Colors
Status: Endangered

About

The golden lion tamarin is a small New World monkey endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, famous for its brilliant orange-gold fur and a dramatic lion-like mane framing its dark, expressive face. Critically endangered in the wild, its population has rebounded thanks to one of conservation's most celebrated reintroduction programmes — numbers have grown from fewer than 200 in the 1970s to over 3,000 today.

Life cycle

1.
newborn
A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Callitrichidae
Genus: Leontopithecus
Species: Leontopithecus rosalia