Agile Mangabey vs Thyme Plume

Cercocebus agilis compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Agile Mangabey is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Mangabey	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Cercocebus	Merrifieldia
Species	Cercocebus agilis	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Agile Mangabey and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Agile Mangabey

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Mangabey	Thyme Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.