golden lion tamarin

golden lion tamarin
a monkey, Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia, of tropical rain forests of southeastern Brazil, having a silky golden coat and a long golden mane: threatened with extinction.

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or golden lion marmoset

Species of tamarin (Leontideus rosalia), having a thick, lionlike mane, black face, and long, silky, golden fur.

A striking-looking animal, it is found in South America, where it is listed as critically endangered.

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  • Golden Lion Tamarin — Taxobox name = Golden Lion Tamarin [MSW3 Groves|pages=133] status = EN trend = up status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Rylands, A.B., Bampi, M.I., Chiarello, A.G., da Fonseca, G.A.B., Mendes, S.L. Marcelino,… …   Wikipedia

  • golden lion tamarin — liūtbeždžionė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Leontopithecus rosalia angl. golden lion marmoset; golden lion tamarin; golden marmoset; lion marmoset; lion headed marmoset; lion tamarin vok. goldgelbes …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • golden lion tamarin — noun : a lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) having a reddish gold coat and mane that is found in remnants of tropical forest in southeastern Brazil * * * a monkey, Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia, of tropical rain forests of southeastern Brazil …   Useful english dictionary

  • golden lion tamarin — noun Date: 1975 a tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) with a reddish gold coat and mane that occurs in remnants of tropical forest in southeastern Brazil …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Lion tamarin — Taxobox name = Lion tamarinsMSW3 Groves|pages=133] image width = 200px image caption = Golden Lion Tamarin ( Leontopithecus rosalia ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates familia = Cebidae subfamilia =… …   Wikipedia

  • lion-tamarin — liūtbeždžionė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Leontopithecus rosalia angl. golden lion marmoset; golden lion tamarin; golden marmoset; lion marmoset; lion headed marmoset; lion tamarin vok. goldgelbes …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • golden lion marmoset — liūtbeždžionė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Leontopithecus rosalia angl. golden lion marmoset; golden lion tamarin; golden marmoset; lion marmoset; lion headed marmoset; lion tamarin vok. goldgelbes …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • lion tamarin — noun : any of three tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas, L. chrysopygus, and L. rosalia) that have long silky fur and a golden mane and are found in isolated remnants of tropical forests in southeastern Brazil see golden lion tamarin herein …   Useful english dictionary

  • Golden-headed Lion Tamarin — Taxobox name = Golden headed Lion TamarinMSW3 Groves|pages=133] status = EN status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Rylands et al |year=2003|id=40643|title=Leontopithecus chrysomelas|downloaded=10 May 2006 Database entry includes… …   Wikipedia

  • Black Lion Tamarin — Taxobox | name = Black Lion Tamarin status = EN status system = iucn3.1 trend = down image width = 225px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates familia = Cebidae genus = Leontopithecus species = L. chrysopygus… …   Wikipedia

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