Bastard Catclaw vs Black Tamarin

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Saguinus niger

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Black Tamarin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Black Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Microgramma	Saguinus
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Saguinus niger

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Tamarin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Black Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Black Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Black Tamarin

The Black Tamarin (Saguinus niger) is a species in the genus Saguinus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.