Black-mantled Tamarin vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Gray’s Sportive 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	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Leontocebus	Lepilemur
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Gray’s Sportive 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.

Gray’s Sportive 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.