Cottontop Tamarin vs Downy Emerald

Saguinus oedipus compared with Cordulia aenea

Key Differences

• Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered while Downy Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	Downy Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Callitrichidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Saguinus	Cordulia
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

Cottontop Tamarin and Downy Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cottontop Tamarin	Downy Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Downy Emerald

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.