Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin vs iron-grass

Leontocebus tripartitus compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Spermacoce
Species	Leontocebus tripartitus	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	iron-grass
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.

iron-grass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.