Balau vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Shorea lumutensis compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Shorea	Saguinus
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Saguinus inustus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

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

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Balau

The Balau (Shorea lumutensis) is a species in the genus Shorea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.