Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs spring-sedge

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Carex caryophyllea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	spring-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Callitrichidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Carex
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Carex caryophyllea

Conservation Status

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

spring-sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	spring-sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring-sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.