Black Tamarin vs Fivefingers

Saguinus niger compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Black Tamarin is Vulnerable while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tamarin	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Araceae
Genus	Saguinus	Syngonium
Species	Saguinus niger	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Black Tamarin

VU — Vulnerable

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tamarin	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Black Tamarin

The Black Tamarin (Saguinus niger) is a species in the genus Saguinus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.