Black-mantled Tamarin vs Cottontop Tamarin

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Saguinus oedipus

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern while Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Cottontop Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Primates (Primaten)	Primates (Primaten)
Family same	Callitrichidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Leontocebus	Saguinus
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Saguinus oedipus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mantled Tamarin and Cottontop Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Family level: Callitrichidae.

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Cottontop Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-mantled Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Cottontop Tamarin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-mantled Tamarin

The Black-mantled Tamarin (Leontocebus nigricollis) is a species in the genus Leontocebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia