Alpine currant vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Ribes alpinum compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Key Differences

• Alpine currant is Least Concern while Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine currant	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Ribes	Leontocebus
Species	Ribes alpinum	Leontocebus illigeri

Conservation Status

Alpine currant

LC — Least Concern

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine currant	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine currant

The Alpine currant (Ribes alpinum) is a species in the genus Ribes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).