Black-mantled Tamarin vs Matsutake

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern while Matsutake is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Matsutake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Callitrichidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Tricholoma
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Matsutake
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.

Matsutake

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.