Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs limestone fern

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.