Black Lion Tamarin vs Deviltree

Leontopithecus chrysopygus compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Black Lion Tamarin is Endangered while Deviltree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Lion Tamarin	Deviltree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Leontopithecus	Alstonia
Species	Leontopithecus chrysopygus	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Black Lion Tamarin

EN — Endangered

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Lion Tamarin	Deviltree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Lion Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Black Lion Tamarin

The Black Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) is a species in the genus Leontopithecus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.