Black Lion Tamarin vs mango-pine

Leontopithecus chrysopygus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Black Lion Tamarin is Endangered while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Lion Tamarin	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Leontopithecus	Barringtonia
Species	Leontopithecus chrysopygus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Black Lion Tamarin

EN — Endangered

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Lion Tamarin	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Lion Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.