Cottontop Tamarin vs mango-pine

Saguinus oedipus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Barringtonia
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cottontop Tamarin	mango-pine
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.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.