Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin vs Prickly Sedge

Leontocebus fuscus compared with Carex spicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Prickly 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 fuscus	Carex spicata

Conservation Status

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Prickly Sedge
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.

Prickly Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).