Formosan koa vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Acacia confusa compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Key Differences

• Formosan koa is Least Concern while Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Acacia	Leontocebus
Species	Acacia confusa	Leontocebus illigeri

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.