Leontopithecus chrysopygus

(Mikan, 1823)

Black Lion Tamarin

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Platyrrhini
Family : Callitrichidae
Genus : Leontopithecus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Delectus florae et faunae Brasiliensis, Vienna, 3, plate

Original name as described

Jacchus chrysopygus

Other common names

Golden-rumped Lion Tamarin

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39100, RMNH.MAM.39101

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39100 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39101

Type locality

Ipanema (= Varnhagem or Bacaetava, near Sorocaba), São Paulo, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000789

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Jacchus chrysopygus

(Mikan, 1823)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

chrysopygus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.39100, RMNH.MAM.39101

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39100 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39101

Authority page

plate

Authority publication

Vienna

Leontopithecus ater

Lesson, 1840

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

ater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

RMNH.MAM.39100, RMNH.MAM.39101

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39100 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39101

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9358394

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Leontopithecus chrysopygus

Groves, 2005

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

chrysopygus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11505/17935400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Leontideus chrysopigus

(Melo Carvalho, 1971)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

chrysopigus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Biological Conservation

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