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Animal Profiles: Golden Lion Tamarins šŸ¾


Adorable Golden Lion Tamarins

Golden Lion Tamarins are adorable animals. Golden Lion Tamarins are cute monkeys that look similar to lions, which makes them eye-catching.


Where Are They Found?


Golden Lion Tamarins are unique for several reasons - they are unique because of the way they look and because they are only found in one place in the world.


Golden Lion Tamarins are rare, they are exclusively found in only one part of South America in the wild today. These cute monkeys are found only in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, they are found nowhere else in the natural world.


What Is Their Ecosystem?


Beautiful Golden Lion Tamarin

Golden Lion Tamarins are only found in one type of ecosystem: forests.


These cute monkeys are found in a few forest nature reserves in Brazil; they are one of South America's most iconic and rare forest animals.


What Is Their Conservation Status?


Sadly, Golden Lion Tamarins are an endangered species today.


What Is Their Population Trend?


There is good news for their population trend, as their population today is stable. This means that the population of Golden Lion Tamarins is not declining.


What Is Their Population?


It's great news that their population trend is stable, however, these beautiful animals are very rare today, they are an endangered species with a very low population.


The population of the Golden Lion Tamarin is only 1,000 monkeys. With such a very low population, these cute monkeys are sadly one of the most endangered animals in the world today, and, they are very close to extinction.


What Threats Do They Face?


Golden Lion Tamarin

Golden Lion Tamarins sadly face many threats which could cause their extinction.


Threats to Golden Lion Tamarins include habitat loss, development, fires, roads and agriculture - poaching has also been a threat to them.


If Golden Lion Tamarins are to survive and thrive in the future, then protecting them and changing the way we live has to happen - such as stopping deforestation.


Protecting forests and protecting Golden Lion Tamarins is essential for their survival. Rewilding forests could also help increase their population.


You can help these cute animals here with - Save The Golden Lion Tamarin!


More Facts About Them


Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Primates

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Family: Callitrichidae

Genus: Leontopithecus



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