Mico-leão-preto vs bafureira

Leontopithecus chrysopygus compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Mico-leão-preto is Endangered while bafureira is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mico-leão-preto	bafureira
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Leontopithecus	Ricinus
Species	Leontopithecus chrysopygus	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Mico-leão-preto

EN — Endangered

bafureira

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mico-leão-preto	bafureira
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mico-leão-preto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bafureira

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Mico-leão-preto

The Black Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) is a species in the genus Leontopithecus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bafureira

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi