Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Manihot	Leontocebus
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Leontocebus fuscus

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.