1898) vs Bitter Flax

Allochrocebus preussi compared with Linum catharticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank 1898) Bitter Flax
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Linaceae
Genus Allochrocebus Linum
Species Allochrocebus preussi Linum catharticum

Conservation Status

1898)

EN — Endangered

Bitter Flax

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute 1898) Bitter Flax
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

1898)

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Flax

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

1898)

Allochrocebus preussi is a species in the genus Allochrocebus. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Habitat records describe it as occurring in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Flax

The Bitter Flax (Linum catharticum) is a species in the genus Linum. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic

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