Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin vs Shingle Flatsedge

Leontocebus fuscus compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Shingle Flatsedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Leontocebus fuscus	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	Shingle Flatsedge
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.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).