Ouistiti a queue noire vs Spangled Cotinga

Mico melanurus compared with Cotinga cayana

Key Differences

• Ouistiti a queue noire is Near Threatened while Spangled Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ouistiti a queue noire	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Callitrichidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Mico	Cotinga
Species	Mico melanurus	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ouistiti a queue noire and Spangled Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ouistiti a queue noire

NT — Near Threatened

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ouistiti a queue noire	Spangled Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ouistiti a queue noire

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.