Alectryon vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Alectryon tropicus compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sapindaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Alectryon	Leontocebus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Leontocebus fuscus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.