Leontopithecus caissara Lorini and Persson 1990 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Full reference: M.L. Lorini and V.G. Persson. 1990. Uma nova espécie de Leontopithecus Lesson, 1840, do sul do Brasil (Primates, Callitrichidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional 338:1-14

Belongs to Leontopithecus according to M.L. Lorini and V.G. Persson 1990

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

Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore

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

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