Golden-headed lion tamarin  (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

Facts

Also known as:Gold and black lion tamarind
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Callitrichidae
Genus Leontopithecus (1)
Size Head-and-body length: 22 – 26 cm (2)
Tail length: 33 – 40 cm (3)
Weight 480 – 700 g (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN B2ab(i-v); C2a(i)) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1), and listed on Appendix 1 of CITES (4).