Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs scurvy-grass

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	scurvy-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Cochlearia
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Cochlearia officinalis

Conservation Status

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scurvy-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.