Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs Goa-bean

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Andean Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Callitrichidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Psophocarpus
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.