Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs Curled Thistle

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Carduus crispus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Curled Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Callitrichidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Leontocebus	Carduus
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.