Superagüi lion tamarin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Superagüi lion tamarin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Superagüi 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 Superagüi lion tamarin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Superagüi lion tamarin?

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

About the Superagüi lion tamarin

The black-faced lion tamarin or Superagüi lion tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara) is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. It is endangered and endemic to coastal forests in southeastern Brazil. There are several conservation projects and the total populations is unlikely to exceed 400 individuals. It is overall golden-orange with contrasting black head, legs and tail.

The black-faced lion tamarin was not recognized until 1990 when two Brazilian researchers, Maria Lucia Lorini and Vanessa Persson, described it based on individuals from the island of Superagui in the Brazilian state of Paraná. Shortly after additional populations were discovered on the adjacent mainland in Paraná and in the far southern São Paulo. The specific name caissara is a reference to the caicaras, the local people of Superagui Island.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Superagüi lion tamarin (revision 1356931573), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1065007 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).