Black-mantled Tamarin vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Callitrichidae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Leontocebus	Microcebus
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mantled Tamarin and Goodman’s Mouse Lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
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.

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.