Black-mantled Tamarin vs Flea

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Callitrichidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Leontocebus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mantled Tamarin and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-mantled Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Black-mantled Tamarin

The Black-mantled Tamarin (Leontocebus nigricollis) is a species in the genus Leontocebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.