Leontopithecus Lesson 1840 (monkey)
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Parent taxon: Callitrichinae according to J. C. Opazo et al. 2006
See also Hershkovitz 1974 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Callimico, Callithrix, Cebuella, Jacchus, Lagonimiconini, Mico, Micodon, Patasola, Saguinus
Subtaxa: Leontopithecus caissara Leontopithecus chrysomelas Leontopithecus chrysopygus Leontopithecus fuscus Leontopithecus lagonotus Leontopithecus oedipus Leontopithecus rosalia
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leontopithecus in the database
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