Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs silverleaf desmodium

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Callitrichidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Desmodium
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).