Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs Fly marsh elder

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Iva cheiranthifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Fly marsh elder
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	Iva
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Iva cheiranthifolia

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Fly marsh elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and 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.