Allen s Swamp Monkey vs Cardboard Palm

Allenopithecus nigroviridis compared with Zamia furfuracea

Key Differences

• Allen s Swamp Monkey is Least Concern while Cardboard Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Cardboard Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Allenopithecus	Zamia
Species	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Zamia furfuracea

Conservation Status

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Cardboard Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Cardboard Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cardboard Palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

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.

Cardboard Palm

The Cardboard Palm (Zamia furfuracea) is a species in the genus Zamia. It is currently classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.