Chinaroot vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Smilax china compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Smilacaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Smilax	Leontocebus
Species	Smilax china	Leontocebus illigeri

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.