Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs Elephant Apple

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Dillenia
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.