Allen s Swamp Monkey vs Hispid starbur

Allenopithecus nigroviridis compared with Acanthospermum hispidum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Hispid starbur
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	Acanthospermum
Species	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Acanthospermum hispidum

Conservation Status

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Hispid starbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Hispid starbur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hispid starbur

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), 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.