Allen s Swamp Monkey vs River False Buttonweed

Allenopithecus nigroviridis compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen s Swamp Monkey	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Allenopithecus	Spermacoce
Species	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen s Swamp Monkey	River False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.