Katung Fa vs Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Cebuella niveiventris

Key Differences

• Katung Fa is Least Concern while Eastern Pygmy Marmoset is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Katung Fa	Eastern Pygmy Marmoset
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Apocynaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Alstonia	Cebuella
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Cebuella niveiventris

Conservation Status

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Katung Fa	Eastern Pygmy Marmoset
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.