Conservation Status
<p><span class="taxon"><em>Leontopithecus chrysopygus</em></span> is listed as one of the world's rarest mammals. It is estimated that only about 700 are still living in both the wild and captivity. (Massicot 2001)</p> <p><strong>IUCN Red List: </strong>Critically Endangered</p><p><strong>US Federal List: </strong>Threatened</p><p><strong>CITES: </strong>Appendix I</p>
