Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs Indian Pea

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Lathyrus sativus

Key Differences

• Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while Indian Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	Indian Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Callitrichidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Lathyrus
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Lathyrus sativus

Conservation Status

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Indian Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	Indian Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Asia (5 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).