Golden lion tamarin
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| phylum | Chordata | The golden lion tamarin gets its name from its bright reddish orange pelage and the extra long hairs around the face and ears which give it a distinctive mane. Its face is dark and hairless. It is believed that the tamarin gets its hair color from sunlight and carotenoids in its food. It is the largest of the callitrichines.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Primates | |
| family | Callitrichidae | |
| genus | Leontopithecus | |
| species | L. rosalia |
