Bale Mountains Vervet vs flax dodder

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Bale Mountains Vervet is Vulnerable while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bale Mountains Vervet	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Cuscuta
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Bale Mountains Vervet

VU — Vulnerable

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bale Mountains Vervet	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bale Mountains Vervet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.