Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin vs Midge

Leontocebus fuscus compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Callitrichidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Leontocebus	Dasineura
Species	Leontocebus fuscus	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.