Black Crested Mangabey vs Firewheel

Lophocebus aterrimus compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

• Black Crested Mangabey is Vulnerable while Firewheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Crested Mangabey	Firewheel
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	Lophocebus	Gaillardia
Species	Lophocebus aterrimus	Gaillardia pulchella

Conservation Status

Black Crested Mangabey

VU — Vulnerable

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Crested Mangabey	Firewheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Crested Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firewheel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (Colombia).

Black Crested Mangabey

The Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) is a species in the genus Lophocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.