Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin vs Guam Flying Fox

Leontocebus tripartitus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Callitrichidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Leontocebus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Leontocebus tripartitus	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.