Leontopithecus oedipus Linnaeus 1758 (cottontop tamarin)
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Alternative combination: Simia oedipus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Leontopithecus according to O. Thomas 1911
See also Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Leontopithecus caissara, Leontopithecus chrysomelas, Leontopithecus chrysopygus, Leontopithecus fuscus, Leontopithecus lagonotus, Leontopithecus rosalia
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leontopithecus oedipus in the database
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