Castor Americano vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Castor canadensis compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor Americano	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Callitrichidae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Leontocebus
Species	Castor canadensis	Leontocebus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor Americano and Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Castor Americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor Americano	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	1.0 m	—
Average Weight	25.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor Americano

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Castor Americano

El roedor más grande de América del Norte, el castor canadiense puede pesar hasta 32 kg y es un maestro ingeniero del ecosistema que habita ríos, lagos y humedales de Canadá y el norte de Estados Unidos. Al talar árboles y construir presas de hasta cientos de metros de longitud, los castores crean estanques que proporcionan hábitat para cientos de especies. Sus madrigueras y canales transforman cuencas hidrográficas enteras. Una vez casi cazados hasta la extinción por su piel, las poblaciones de castor se han recuperado notablemente.