Black-mantled Tamarin vs Midday Jird

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Callitrichidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Leontocebus	Meriones
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mantled Tamarin and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.