Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin vs Scaly Shield

Leontocebus fuscus compared with Pluteus petasatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Scaly Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Callitrichidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Pluteus
Species	Leontocebus fuscus	Pluteus petasatus

Conservation Status

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Scaly Shield
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.

Scaly Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).