Black-mantled Tamarin vs Mitchell's Amaranth

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Amaranthus mitchellii

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern while Mitchell's Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Mitchell's Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Amaranthus
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Amaranthus mitchellii

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Mitchell's Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Mitchell's Amaranth
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.

Mitchell's Amaranth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.