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Leontopithecus

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Leontopithecus Lesson
1974Leontopithecus Hershkovitz
2005Leontopithecus Wilson and Reeder
2006Leontopithecus Opazo et al. p. 277

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderPlatyrrhiniGeoffroy 1812
familyCebidae
subfamilyCallitrichinae()
genusLeontopithecusLesson 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Leontopithecus Lesson 1840
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Leontopithecus caissara Lorini and Persson 1990
Leontopithecus lagonotus Jimenez de la Espada 1870
Leontopithecus oedipus Linnaeus 1758 [cottontop tamarin]
Leontopithecus rosalia Linnaeus 1766
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:08:13
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available