Allen s Swamp Monkey vs Glabrous Catsear

Allenopithecus nigroviridis compared with Hypochaeris glabra

Key Differences

• Allen s Swamp Monkey is Least Concern while Glabrous Catsear is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Glabrous Catsear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Allenopithecus	Hypochaeris
Species	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Hypochaeris glabra

Conservation Status

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Glabrous Catsear

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Glabrous Catsear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glabrous Catsear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically 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.