black-faced lion tamarin
primate
Also known as: Leontopithecus caissara
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conservation status
- In marmoset
The black-faced lion tamarin (L. caissara), which was first discovered in 1990, is classified as a critically endangered species. Lion tamarins are larger than “true” marmosets and have long slender hands and fingers, which they use to hook insects from crevices. The golden lion marmoset (or…
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