vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Saguinus
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Saguinus inustus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mottle-faced Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.