Bale Mountains Vervet vs Thyme Plume

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Bale Mountains Vervet is Vulnerable while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bale Mountains Vervet	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Merrifieldia
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bale Mountains Vervet

VU — Vulnerable

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bale Mountains Vervet	Thyme Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bale Mountains Vervet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). 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.