Forest Lamb vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Saguinus
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Saguinus inustus

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.