WHAT ARE THE 4 SPECIES OF LION TAMARINS

• The golden lion tamarin, also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae.
• The golden-headed lion tamarin, also the golden-headed tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil.
• The black lion tamarin, 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.
• The black-faced lion tamarin or Superagüi lion tamarin is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. It is critically endangered and endemic to coastal forests in southeastern Brazil.

WHERE ARE LION TAMARINS LOCATED?

• Golden lion tamarins are native to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Their original habitat was located from the southern part of the state of Rio de Janeiro to the southern part of the state of Espirito Santo.
• The golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas), also the golden-headed tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the lowland and premontane tropical forest fragments in the state of Bahia, and therefore is considered to be an endangered species.
• 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. Its limited geographical range makes it the rarest of the New World monkeys, with little known about it.
• The black-faced lion tamarin lives in the lowland coastal forest of south-eastern Brazil

WHAT FOODS DO LION TAMARINS EAT?

• The golden lion tamarin is an omnivorous animal so the golden lion tamarin feasts on a mixture of plants and animals. The golden lion tamarin eats sweet fruits, berries, leaves, insects and small mammals and reptiles that coexist in the tree tops.
• Golden-headed lion tamarins mainly eat fruit, insects flowers and nectar. They are also opportunistic feeders taking small vertebrates such as lizards, frogs and tree sap if they can find it. The major threat facing golden-headed lion tamarins is habitat loss.
• This species eats fruits, insects, flowers, nectar, berries, seeds, young leaves, bird eggs and small vertebrates such as frogs, lizards and nestlings (2). The black lion tamarin is active in the day and arboreal, sleeping in tree holes at night.
• The black-faced lion tamarin is an arboreal species and primarily eats small fruits and invertebrates such as insect, spiders and snails. They are also known to drink nectar, eat the young leaves of bromeliads and consume mushrooms.

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