Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs River False Buttonweed

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Spermacoce
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	River False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.