Black Crested Mangabey vs Shoebutton

Lophocebus aterrimus compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Crested Mangabey	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Primulaceae
Genus	Lophocebus	Ardisia
Species	Lophocebus aterrimus	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Black Crested Mangabey

VU — Vulnerable

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Crested Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.