Black Sedge vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Carex nigra compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sedge	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Carex	Leontocebus
Species	Carex nigra	Leontocebus fuscus

Conservation Status

Black Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sedge	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Black Sedge

The Black Sedge (Carex nigra) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.