Black-mantled Tamarin vs Yellow False Truffle

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Rhizopogon luteolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Yellow False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Rhizopogon
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Rhizopogon luteolus

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Yellow False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Yellow False Truffle
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.

Yellow False Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Norway, and Sweden.

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.