Cottontop Tamarin vs Floating Fern

Saguinus oedipus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Salvinia
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cottontop Tamarin	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).