Black Tamarin vs Silkrubber

Saguinus niger compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Black Tamarin is Vulnerable while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tamarin	Silkrubber
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 elastica

Conservation Status

Black Tamarin

VU — Vulnerable

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.