Black Lion Tamarin vs false pepperwort

Leontopithecus chrysopygus compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Black Lion Tamarin is Endangered while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Lion Tamarin	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Leontopithecus	Marsilea
Species	Leontopithecus chrysopygus	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Black Lion Tamarin

EN — Endangered

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Lion Tamarin	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Lion Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.