Mico-leão-preto vs Pectis

Leontopithecus chrysopygus compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• Mico-leão-preto is Endangered while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mico-leão-preto	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Callitrichidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Leontopithecus	Pectis
Species	Leontopithecus chrysopygus	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Mico-leão-preto

EN — Endangered

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mico-leão-preto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.