Leontopithecus chrysomelas Kuhl 1820 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Alternative combination: Midas chrysomelas

Full reference: H. Kuhl. 1820. Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie.

Belongs to Leontopithecus according to D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder 2005

See also Kuhl 1820

Sister taxa: Leontopithecus caissara, Leontopithecus chrysopygus, Leontopithecus fuscus, Leontopithecus lagonotus, Leontopithecus oedipus, Leontopithecus rosalia

Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leontopithecus chrysomelas in the database

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