Bale Mountains Vervet vs slender thistle

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Bale Mountains Vervet is Vulnerable while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bale Mountains Vervet	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chlorocebus	Carduus
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Bale Mountains Vervet

VU — Vulnerable

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bale Mountains Vervet	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bale Mountains Vervet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.