Cottontop Tamarin vs Hairy Snakefern

Saguinus oedipus compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Key Differences

• Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered while Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Microgramma
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cottontop Tamarin	Hairy Snakefern
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.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia