Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs thread agave

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Agave filifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	thread agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Agave
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Agave filifera

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

thread agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	thread agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thread agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Algeria 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.