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Black Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The black lion tamarin is a member of the tamarin family of monkeys that is found throughout South America. The black lion tamarin is one of the four subspecies of lion tamarins, which also include the golden-lion tamarin, the golden-headed lion tamarin...
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BROWN-MANTLED TAMARIN (SAGUINUS FUSCICOLLIS)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The brown-mantled tamarin, also called the saddleback tamarin, lives in South America to the east of the Andes Mountains. The species is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. They occupy a region called the Amazon Basin which...
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Cotton-Top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The cotton-top tamarin is native to a very small region of northwestern Colombia. Its limited distribution stretches from the Atrato River to the Magdalena River. These uniquely colored, clever primates are found in humid tropical forests as well as dry tropical forests...
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Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
A petite primate with a distinctive white mustache, the Emperor tamarin makes his home in the lush, richly biodiverse Amazon Rainforest, south of the equator. His range extends from the eastern Amazon basin of Peru along the Rio Acre, to the most western...
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GEOFFROY'S TAMARIN (SAGUINUS GEOFFROYI)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Once thought to be a subspecies of the cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), Geoffroy’s tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi) is recognized today as its own species. Known by the aliases Panamanian tamarin, red-crested tamarin, and rufous-naped tamarin...
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Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Not to be confused with the golden lion tamarin, the golden-headed lion tamarin -- also called the golden-headed tamarin, and the gold and black lion tamarin -- is only found in the state of Bahia in Brazil. Preferring tall evergreen broadleaf forests and...
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Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil is home to the golden lion tamarin. Once found throughout the lowland coastal regions of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo, centuries of deforestation and encroaching urban development have wiped...
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