Black lion tamarin  (Leontopithecus chrysopygus)

Facts

Also known as:Golden-rumped lion tamarin
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Callitrichidae
Genus Leontopithecus (1)
Weight 540 – 690 g (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR B1 + 2abcde, C2a) on the IUCN Red List 2002 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).