Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs Greater dodder

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Cuscuta
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.