Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin vs white-cheeked spider monkey

Leontocebus illigeri compared with Ateles marginatus

Key Differences

• Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while white-cheeked spider monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	white-cheeked spider monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Callitrichidae	Atelidae
Genus	Leontocebus	Ateles
Species	Leontocebus illigeri	Ateles marginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin and white-cheeked spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

white-cheeked spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin	white-cheeked spider monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white-cheeked spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.