Allen s Swamp Monkey vs slender thistle

Allenopithecus nigroviridis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Allen s Swamp Monkey is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen s Swamp Monkey	slender thistle
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	Carduus
Species	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen s Swamp Monkey	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). 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.