Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Leontocebus tripartitus compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Callitrichidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Leontocebus	Alticola
Species	Leontocebus tripartitus	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Large-eared Mountain Vole
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.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.