Angolan Talapoin vs Gambia-pea

Miopithecus talapoin compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Angolan Talapoin is Vulnerable while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angolan Talapoin	Gambia-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Miopithecus	Crotalaria
Species	Miopithecus talapoin	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Angolan Talapoin

VU — Vulnerable

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angolan Talapoin	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angolan Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

Angolan Talapoin

The Angolan Talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin) is a species in the genus Miopithecus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.