Black-mantled Tamarin vs Ledge Grass

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Poa hothamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Ledge Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Callitrichidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Leontocebus	Poa
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Poa hothamensis

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Ledge Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Ledge Grass
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.

Ledge Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.