Black lion tamarin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black lion tamarin lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Leontopithecus chrysopygus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Callitrichidae

Where does the black lion tamarin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black lion tamarin in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Brazil

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black lion tamarin endangered?

The black lion tamarin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black lion tamarin?

The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Callitrichidae, genus Leontopithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black lion tamarin

The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus), also known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to the Brazilian state of São Paulo, almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park. It was thought to be extinct for 65 years until its rediscovery in 1970.

In 2016 an adult couple was found to the east, in the Caetetus Ecological Station, after six years with no sightings.

A 2020 assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimated that there were 1,600 individuals living in the wild, 1,200 of which are found in Morro do Diabo State Park. They are usually found in groups of 4 to 9, living in the secondary and primary forests along the circumference of its home range.

On average, the black lion tamarin weighs 300–700 grams (11–25 oz).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black lion tamarin (revision 1376993578), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q290591 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).