Agile Mangabey vs lignum vitae

Cercocebus agilis compared with Guaiacum officinale

Key Differences

• Agile Mangabey is Least Concern while lignum vitae is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Mangabey	lignum vitae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Cercocebus	Guaiacum
Species	Cercocebus agilis	Guaiacum officinale

Conservation Status

Agile Mangabey

LC — Least Concern

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Mangabey	lignum vitae
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.