Box-Leaf Holly vs Cottontop Tamarin

Ilex crenata compared with Saguinus oedipus

Key Differences

• Box-Leaf Holly is Not Evaluated while Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-Leaf Holly	Cottontop Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Ilex	Saguinus
Species	Ilex crenata	Saguinus oedipus

Conservation Status

Box-Leaf Holly

NE — Not Evaluated

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-Leaf Holly	Cottontop Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-Leaf Holly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Cottontop Tamarin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Box-Leaf Holly

The Box-leaf holly (Ilex crenata) is a species in the genus Ilex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and United States.