Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs Howler Monkey Inga

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Inga vismiifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Howler Monkey Inga
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	Inga
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Inga vismiifolia

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Howler Monkey Inga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	Howler Monkey Inga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Howler Monkey Inga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.