Bush Maerua vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Maerua cafra compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Bush Maerua is Least Concern while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush Maerua	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Capparaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Maerua	Cercopithecus
Species	Maerua cafra	Cercopithecus petaurista

Conservation Status

Bush Maerua

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush Maerua	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush Maerua

Habitat

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

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bush Maerua

The Bush Maerua (Maerua cafra) is a species in the genus Maerua. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.