Agile Mangabey vs Arrowroot

Cercocebus agilis compared with Maranta arundinacea

Key Differences

• Agile Mangabey is Least Concern while Arrowroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Mangabey	Arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Marantaceae
Genus	Cercocebus	Maranta
Species	Cercocebus agilis	Maranta arundinacea

Conservation Status

Agile Mangabey

LC — Least Concern

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Mangabey	Arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Agile Mangabey

The Agile Mangabey (Cercocebus agilis) is a species in the genus Cercocebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.