Allen s Swamp Monkey vs Raphia Palm

Allenopithecus nigroviridis compared with Raphia palma-pinus

Key Differences

• Allen s Swamp Monkey is Least Concern while Raphia Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Arecaceae
Genus	Allenopithecus	Raphia
Species	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Raphia palma-pinus

Conservation Status

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Raphia Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.