Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin vs white-cheeked spider monkey

Leontocebus fuscus compared with Ateles marginatus

Key Differences

• Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern while white-cheeked spider monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	white-cheeked spider monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Callitrichidae	Atelidae
Genus	Leontocebus	Ateles
Species	Leontocebus fuscus	Ateles marginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin and white-cheeked spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

white-cheeked spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin	white-cheeked spider monkey
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.

white-cheeked spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.