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title: "Black Lion Tamarin"
description: "Leontopithecus chrysopygus — Ssaki. The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus), also known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to the Brazilian state of São Paulo, almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/black-lion-tamarin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Black Lion Tamarin

> Leontopithecus chrysopygus — Ssaki. The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus), also known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to the Brazilian state of São Paulo, almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park.

- Scientific name: *Leontopithecus chrysopygus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 101
- Wikidata: [Q290591](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q290591)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43395](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43395)

## Names

- en: Black Lion Tamarin
- de: Rotsteißlöwenäffchen
- es: Tití León Negro
- fr: Petit singe-lion noir
- nl: Roodstuitleeuwaapje
- pt: Mico-leão-preto

## Countries with the most observations

BR (88)

## Summary

The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus), also known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to the Brazilian state of São Paulo, almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park. It was thought to be extinct for 65 years until its rediscovery in 1970.
In 2016 an adult couple was found to the east, in the Caetetus Ecological Station, after six years with no sightings.
A 2020 assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimated that there were 1,600 individuals living in the wild, 1,200 of which are found in Morro do Diabo State Park. They are usually…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_lion_tamarin

## Photo

![Black Lion Tamarin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-lion-tamarin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254066458

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-lion-tamarin?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).