Black-mantled Tamarin vs silky cuscus

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Phalanger sericeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Callitrichidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Leontocebus	Phalanger
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	silky cuscus
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.

silky cuscus

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.