Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

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)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Pinnularia
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Pinnularia mesolepta

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, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.