Black-mantled Tamarin vs king colobus

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Colobus polykomos

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern while king colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	king colobus
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	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Leontocebus	Colobus
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mantled Tamarin and king colobus share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	king colobus
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.

king colobus

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.