Bale Mountains Vervet vs bed bug

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Cimex lectularius

Key Differences

• Bale Mountains Vervet is Vulnerable while bed bug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bale Mountains Vervet	bed bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cimicidae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Cimex
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Cimex lectularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Bale Mountains Vervet and bed bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bale Mountains Vervet

VU — Vulnerable

bed bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bale Mountains Vervet	bed bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bale Mountains Vervet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Bale Mountains Vervet

The Bale Mountains Vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a species in the genus Chlorocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bed bug

The Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is a species in the genus Cimex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.