Arrow-Grass vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Triglochin maritima compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrow-Grass	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Triglochin	Cercopithecus
Species	Triglochin maritima	Cercopithecus petaurista

Conservation Status

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrow-Grass	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.