Black-mantled Tamarin vs Water Fig

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Callitrichidae	Moraceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Ficus
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Water Fig
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.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.