Black-mantled Tamarin vs Siamese-ginger

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Alpinia galanga

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern while Siamese-ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Siamese-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Alpinia
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Alpinia galanga

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Siamese-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Siamese-ginger
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.

Siamese-ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.