Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin vs Pavement ant

Leontocebus fuscus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Callitrichidae	Formicidae
Genus	Leontocebus	Tetramorium
Species	Leontocebus fuscus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Pavement ant
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.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).