Cottontop Tamarin vs Ebony

Saguinus oedipus compared with Diospyros ebenum

Key Differences

• Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered while Ebony is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	Ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Diospyros
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Diospyros ebenum

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Ebony

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cottontop Tamarin	Ebony
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.

Ebony

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.