Alternative combinations: Leontopithecus midas, Simia midas
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Saguinus according to C. J. Burgin et al. 2018
See also Linnaeus 1758, Pucciarelli and Neves 1992 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Saguinus bicolor, Saguinus geoffroyi, Saguinus graellsi, Saguinus imperator, Saguinus inustus, Saguinus labiatus, Saguinus leucopus, Saguinus martinsi, Saguinus melanoleucus, Saguinus mystax, Saguinus niger, Saguinus ursulus, Leontocebus lagonotus, Leontocebus tripartitus, Leontocebus cruzlimai, Leontocebus fuscus, Leontocebus leucogenys, Leontocebus fuscicollis, Leontocebus nigrifrons, Leontocebus nigricollis, Leontocebus geoffroyi, Leontocebus weddelli, Leontocebus illigeri
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Manaus (Quaternary of Brazil)
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