Black Tamarin vs Lagos-rubber

Saguinus niger compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Black Tamarin is Vulnerable while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tamarin	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Funtumia
Species	Saguinus niger	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Black Tamarin

VU — Vulnerable

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tamarin	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.