Blue Cycad vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Encephalartos nubimontanus compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Key Differences

• Blue Cycad is Extinct in the Wild while Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Cycad	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Zamiaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Encephalartos	Leontocebus
Species	Encephalartos nubimontanus	Leontocebus fuscus

Conservation Status

Blue Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Cycad	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Cycad

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Blue Cycad

The Blue Cycad (Encephalartos nubimontanus) is a species in the genus Encephalartos. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List. As a member of the genus Encephalartos, it shares ecological traits with closely related species.