Cottontop Tamarin vs Drooping Tonguefern

Saguinus oedipus compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cottontop Tamarin	Drooping Tonguefern
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.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia