Avens vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Geum urbanum compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Avens is Least Concern while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Avens	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Geum	Cercopithecus
Species	Geum urbanum	Cercopithecus petaurista

Conservation Status

Avens

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Avens

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Avens

The Avens (Geum urbanum) is a species in the genus Geum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.