Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin vs Red-and-green Macaw

Leontocebus tripartitus compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Callitrichidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Leontocebus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Leontocebus tripartitus	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin and Red-and-green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Red-and-green Macaw
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.

Red-and-green Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Red-and-green Macaw

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador