Black-mantled Tamarin vs Forest Croton

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Croton sylvaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Forest Croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Croton
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Croton sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Forest Croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Forest Croton
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.

Forest Croton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.