vs Highland Mangabey

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Highland Mangabey
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Primates (Primates)
Family	Microcystaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Rungwecebus
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Highland Mangabey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Highland Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa sideroderma is a unicellular cyanobacterium forming colonial aggregates in gelatinous sheaths with iron-encrusted outer layers. It inhabits iron-rich freshwater environments including springs, streams, and wetlands. This photosynthetic bacterium produces energy through oxygenic photosynthesis and contributes to biofilm formation on iron-rich substrates.