Black-faced lion tamarin  (Leontopithecus caissara)

Authentication

Authenticated (17/12/05) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Glossary

  • Arboreal: living in trees.
  • Subspecies: a different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2002)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Richardson, M. (2005) Pers. comm.
  3. CITES (October, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, London.
  5. Primate Info Net (February, 2002)
    http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/factsheets/leontopithecus_caissara.html
  6. Animal Info (January, 2002)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/leoncais.htm
  7. The Wild Ones (January, 2002)
    http://www.wildinvest.com/tamarin.html
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