Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin vs Ara rouge

Leontocebus tripartitus compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while Ara rouge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Ara rouge
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Callitrichidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Leontocebus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Leontocebus tripartitus	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin and Ara rouge share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Ara rouge
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ara rouge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Ara rouge

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador