Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs Redroot amaranth

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Amaranthus
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).