Superagüi lion tamarin

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Superagüi lion tamarin[1][2]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[4]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Callitrichidae
Genus: Leontopithecus
Species:
L. caissara
Binomial name
Leontopithecus caissara
Geographic range

The black-faced lion tamarin or Superagüi lion tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara) is a small

endemic to coastal forests in southeastern Brazil. There are several conservation projects and the total populations is unlikely to exceed 400 individuals.[3] It is overall golden-orange with contrasting black head, legs and tail.[6]

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

caicaras
, the local people of Superagui Island.

Mainland populations prefer swampy and inundated secondary forest for habitat. The island population use mainly tall lowland forest and arboreal restinga (coastal forest on sandy soils) as primary habitat. Both populations strictly remain at altitudes below 40 m (130 ft).[8]

Behavior

The black-faced lion tamarin is an

bromeliads and consume mushrooms.[6] They are thought to supplement parts of their diet with mushrooms during the dry season.[9]

The black-faced lion tamarin lives in extended family groups with 2-8 members. Within these families there is normally only one breeding female per season.[3] Births typically occur from September to March and females normally give birth to twins.[10] Social interaction is a key component in maintaining a reproductive system such as this. Grooming is the most common form of affiliative behavior seen by the species specifically between the breeding pair.[11]

Conservation

Threats

The black-faced lion tamarin has such a specific habitat preference and low population (400 individuals in total, of which approximately half are mature) that habitat loss is the greatest threat to the species.

illegal pet trade, hunting, increased tourism and inbreeding depression.[3]

Protection and conservation projects

The Superagüi lion tamarin is listed as

CITES Appendix I. Within Brazil, it is included on the national Official List of Species Threatened with Extinction[13] and it is also on regional lists by both the Paraná and São Paulo states.[14][15]

The Superagüi National Park covers most of the black-faced lion tamarin home ranges including Superagui Island and adjacent mainland parts of the state of Paraná. The national park is 33,988 hectares large and the black-faced lion tamarin is one of the endemic species that is used as a conservation unit for management of the park.[16] The population in São Paulo is protected in the Jacupiranga State Park.[3]

The Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPÊ)

sustainable harvest of heart-of-palm.[18]

References

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  3. ^ a b c d e f Ludwig, G.; Nascimento, A.T.A.; Miranda, J.M.D.; Martins, M.; Jerusalinsky, L.; Mittermeier, R.A. (2021). "Leontopithecus caissara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T11503A206547044.
  4. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ Lorini, M.L; Persson, V.G. (1990). "Uma nova espécie de Leontopithecus Lesson, 1840, do sul do Brasil (Primates, Callitrichidae)". Boletim do Museu Nacional. 338: 1–14.
  6. ^ a b c Russell A. Mittermeier et al. Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates, 2004–2006 [1]"Primate Conservation" 2006
  7. ^ Kleiman, Devra G. and Jeremy J.C. Mallinson. (Feb. 1998). Recovery and Management Committees for Lion Tamarins: Partnerships in Conservation Planning and Implementation. Society for Conservation Biology.
  8. doi:10.1017/s0030605310000943
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  10. ^ "Black-faced lion tamarin biology". ARKive. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  11. ^ Gabriela Ludwig. Padrão de atividade, Hábito alimentar, Área de vida e Uso do espaço do mico-leão-de-cara-preta (Leontopithecus caissara Lorini & Persson 1990) (Primates, Callitrichidae) no Parque Nacional do Superagui, Guaraqueçaba, Estado do Paraná. "UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ" 2011
  12. ^ Vivekananda, G. 2001. Parque Nacional do Superagui: A presença humana e os objetivos de conservação. Masters Thesis, Universidade Federal do Paraná.
  13. ^ Lista Oficial de Espécies Brasileiras Ameaçadas de Extinção, Edict No. 1.522/19 December 1989, see Bernardes et al. 1990; Fonseca et al. 1994
  14. ^ Brazil, Paraná SEMA, 1995
  15. ^ Brazil, São Paulo SMA, 1998
  16. ^ "Superagüi National Park". ParksWatch.
  17. ^ "IPÊ - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas". www.ipe.org.br. Archived from the original on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Black-Faced Lion Tamarin Conservation Program". Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

External links

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