What are the different types of tamarin lion?
Lion Tamarin is a type of small primacy. There are four types of lion tamarin - gold; goldy stir or black; gold; And the black faces or superagui-all belong to the family leontipithecus . All species have a tuft of hair similar to the lion's mane around their head and all are at risk in the wild.
Native with rainforests in Brazil, lion tamarins usually live under enclosed canopies and spend their time in trees 33-98 feet (10-30 m) high - even sleeping in the cavities in the trees. All species are approximately the same size, ranging from 8-13 inches (20-33 cm) long, with tails that are 12-15 inches (30.4-38 cm) long. Only one pair will behave in family groups of two to 11 monkeys, but the whole group will take care of the offspring.
Unlike most primates, tamarins have claws instead of nails. Their faces and hands lack fur and are dark color red. Tamarins are mostly daily and prefer to be active during the day. All species except gold are omnipotent. IsLizards, birds and insects, as well as fruits and vegetables. Although the golden head will eat meat, their diet consists almost exclusively of fruit, which makes them modest.
Tamarin Golden Lion, Leontipithecus Rosalia is a solid gold color. They usually live for about 15 years in the wild and up to 22 V capture. It is estimated that only 1,500 tamarins of the Golden Lion remain in the wild, but in captivity is about 450.
named for the golden spots of fur on its rear limbs is the golden rumped lion tamarin, leontithecus chrysopygus , primarily black. It is known that these primates sometimes live in swamps, but like other species are endemic for Brazil. Counting both wild and captured gold tamarinůasi 700 in existence.
Like the golden tamarin, the golden lion tamarin, Leontipithecus chrysomelas , also has a black fur. Unlike the golden -pumped, however, there isArin's body of the golden head completely black with golden mane, arms and tail. Although the species is endangered, the type of golden head is the most abundant of four with a wild population estimated at 6,000-15,000.
discovered in 1990, Black Lion Tamarin, Leontipithecus Caissara , is the only species that does not live primarily in the mainland Brazil. Instead, this Tamarin lives on an island on the coast called Superagui. This primacy has a gold coat with black mane, arms and tail. There is no population in captivity of a black face, and estimates suggest that only 300-400 individuals live in the wild. However, this number may be underestimated because there are more populations on the Superagui and Maidal Brazil.