Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs Arrowroot

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Maranta arundinacea

Key Differences

• Andean Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern while Arrowroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Marantaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Maranta
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Maranta arundinacea

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

The Andean Saddle-back Tamarin (Leontocebus leucogenys) is a species in the genus Leontocebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.