Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs Red ginger

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Alpinia
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).