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Distribution and ecology of the genusLeontopithecus lesson, 1840 in Brazil

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The three forms of the genusLeontopithecus are found only in restricted localities in the States of Rio de Janeiro (Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia), Bahia and Espirito Santo (Leontopithecus rosalia chrysomelas) and São Paulo (Leontopithecus rosalia chrysopygus) in southeastern Brazil. All three are gravely threatened with extinction, mainly by destruction of primitive forest habitat. Diet ofLeontopithecus ssp. consists of fruit, buds, small vertebrates and insects. Group size varies from two to eight, but temporary congregations of up to 15–16 have been observed. Within the forest, the animals frequent the middle layers of the canopy, between three and ten meters above the ground.

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    Adelmar F. Coimbra-Filho

  2. Department of Anthropology and Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 02138, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Russell A. Mittermeier

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Coimbra-Filho, A.F., Mittermeier, R.A. Distribution and ecology of the genusLeontopithecus lesson, 1840 in Brazil. Primates 14, 47–66 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01730515

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