Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Nitzschia
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.