Black lion tamarin  (Leontopithecus chrysopygus)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (17/12/2005) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Arboreal: Living in trees.
Inbreeding depression: The reduction in viability, birth weight, and fertility that occurs in a population after one or more generations of inbreeding (interbreeding amongst close relatives).
Translocation: The transfer of individuals of living organisms from one area with release or planting in another.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2002)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Richardson, M. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  3. CITES (January, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Animal Info (January, 2002)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/leonchrp.htm
  5. Primate Info Net (January, 2002)
    http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/factsheets/leontopithecus_chrysopygus.html
  6. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, London.
  7. Padua, C.V. and Padua, S.M. (2000) Conservation of black lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) in the Atlantic forest of the interior, Brazil. Society for Conservation Biology Newsletter, 7 (1): 0 - 0. Available at:
    http://www.conbio.org