Superagui Lion Tamarin
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Superagui Lion Tamarin[1]
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cebidae Subfamily: Callitrichinae Genus: Leontopithecus Species: L. caissara
Binomial name
Leontopithecus caissara (Lorini & Persson, 1990)

The Superagui Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara) is a small New World primate of the Cebidae family. It is an endemic Brazilian lion tamarin, found in a small area in the Brazilian coast, called Superagui.

References

1. ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in 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. 
2. ^ Rylands, A.B., Bampi, M.I., Chiarello, A.G., da Fonseca, G.A.B., Mendes, S.L. & Marcelino, M. (2003). Leontopithecus caissara. 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

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External links

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Superagui Lion Tamarin

• ARKive - images and movies of the black-faced lion tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara)
• The Superagui Lion Tamarin's range (Natureserve.org)

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