Black Lion Tamarin vs Fivefingers

Leontopithecus chrysopygus compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Black Lion Tamarin is Endangered while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Lion Tamarin	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Araceae
Genus	Leontopithecus	Syngonium
Species	Leontopithecus chrysopygus	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Black Lion Tamarin

EN — Endangered

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Lion Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.