Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin vs

Leontocebus fuscus compared with Sphingobium limneticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Leontocebus	Sphingobium
Species	Leontocebus fuscus	Sphingobium limneticum

Conservation Status

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium limneticum is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated from lake water environments, as its species name implies. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This chemoheterotroph decomposes dissolved organic matter in lacustrine environments and may degrade aromatic compounds.