Balau vs Mona Monkey

Shorea lumutensis compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Shorea	Cercopithecus
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

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

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Balau

The Balau (Shorea lumutensis) is a species in the genus Shorea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.