Black Crested Mangabey vs Sickle Medick

Lophocebus aterrimus compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Black Crested Mangabey is Vulnerable while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Crested Mangabey	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lophocebus	Medicago
Species	Lophocebus aterrimus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Black Crested Mangabey

VU — Vulnerable

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Crested Mangabey	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Crested Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.