Cottontop Tamarin vs Minute duckweed

Saguinus oedipus compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Araceae
Genus	Saguinus	Lemna
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cottontop Tamarin	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia