Animal Name: Black Lion Tamarin

Scientific Name: Leontopithecus chrysopygus

Description: The black lion tamarin has silky black hair with a mane around its head. They are also called the "golden-rumped" tamarin because they have golden hair on their rear-end. Their eyes are brown. Their face is black and hairless.

Length: 23 cm without their tail (also 23 cm)

Weight: 600 g

Where it lives: They are only found in Brazil. They live in forests that receive 157 cm of rain on a regular basis. Black lion tamarins live in the middle to the lower canopy.

Does it live in a group or pack? Black lion tamarins live in groups.

Reproductions: Their babies are born between September and March. All the group members help to take care of the babies.

Diet: Black lion tamarins eat fruit, flowers, small animals, young birds, insects, and eggs.

Why is it endangered? The black lion tamarins are endangered because 92% of their Atlantic Coastal forest has been destroyed. There are 100 of them left. 80 live in zoos.