Cottontop Tamarin vs Flame Lily

Saguinus oedipus compared with Lilium philadelphicum

Key Differences

• Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered while Flame Lily is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	Flame Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Lilium
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Lilium philadelphicum

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Flame Lily

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cottontop Tamarin	Flame Lily
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.

Flame Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.