Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin vs Little Red Flying Fox

Leontocebus tripartitus compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Little Red 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 scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Little Red 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.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.