Black Tamarin vs Floating Fern

Saguinus niger compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black Tamarin is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tamarin	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Salvinia
Species	Saguinus niger	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black Tamarin

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tamarin	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.