Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Primates Linnaeus, 1758 - primates
     Family Callitrichidae Gray, 1821 - marmosets, tamarins
       Genus Leontopithecus Lesson, 1840 - golden tamarins
         1 Leontopithecus caissara Lorini & Persson, 1990 - black-faced lion tamarin
         2 Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Kuhl, 1820) - golden-headed tamarin
         3 Leontopithecus chrysopygus (Mikan, 1823) - golden-rumped tamarin
         4 Leontopithecus rosalia (C. Linnaeus, 1766) - golden lion tamarin