Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs round-leaf cassia

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	round-leaf cassia
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	Chamaecrista
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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.