Allen s Swamp Monkey vs Althea

Allenopithecus nigroviridis compared with Hibiscus syriacus

Key Differences

• Allen s Swamp Monkey is Least Concern while Althea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Althea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Malvaceae
Genus	Allenopithecus	Hibiscus
Species	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Hibiscus syriacus

Conservation Status

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Althea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Althea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Althea

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Allen s Swamp Monkey

The Allen s Swamp Monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) is a species in the genus Allenopithecus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Althea

The Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) is a species in the genus Hibiscus. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.