Andean Saddle-back Tamarin vs toothcup

Leontocebus leucogenys compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Saddle-back Tamarin	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Ammannia
Species	Leontocebus leucogenys	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.