Lion tamarin
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The four species of lion tamarins or maned marmosets make up the genus Leontopithecus. They are small New World monkeys named for the mane surrounding their face, similar to the mane of a lion.
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Lion tamarins[1][2] | |
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Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Callitrichidae |
Genus: | Leontopithecus Lesson, 1840 |
Type species | |
Leontopithecus makikina | |
Species | |
Leontopithecus rosalia | |
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