black-shanked douc vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Callitrichidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Leontocebus
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Leontocebus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

black-shanked douc

The Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is a species in the genus Pygathrix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.