Allen s Swamp Monkey vs American basil

Allenopithecus nigroviridis compared with Ocimum americanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen s Swamp Monkey	American basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Allenopithecus	Ocimum
Species	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Ocimum americanum

Conservation Status

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

American basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen s Swamp Monkey	American basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American basil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

American basil

The American basil (Ocimum americanum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.