Black Tamarin vs red-cedar

Saguinus niger compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Black Tamarin is Vulnerable while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tamarin	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Trichilia
Species	Saguinus niger	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Black Tamarin

VU — Vulnerable

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tamarin	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.