Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Leontocebus tripartitus compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (primatas)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Callitrichidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Leontocebus	Lepilemur
Species	Leontocebus tripartitus	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (primatas)

Conservation Status

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

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.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.