Campbell s Mona Monkey vs common horse fly

Cercopithecus campbelli compared with Haematopota pluvialis

Key Differences

• Campbell s Mona Monkey is Near Threatened while common horse fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campbell s Mona Monkey	common horse fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Tabanidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Haematopota
Species	Cercopithecus campbelli	Haematopota pluvialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Campbell s Mona Monkey and common horse fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Campbell s Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

common horse fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campbell s Mona Monkey	common horse fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campbell s Mona Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

common horse fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Campbell s Mona Monkey

The Campbell s Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus campbelli) is a species in the genus Cercopithecus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

common horse fly

<em>Haematopota pluvialis</em>, commonly known as the common horse fly, is a blood-feeding dipteran insect in the family Tabanidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species is recorded from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, with a distribution centered in northwestern Europe, where it typically inhabits moist, vegetated areas near water bodies, woodland margins, and pastures. Female horse flies are well known as ectoparasites of large mammals, while males are primarily nectar feeders. Diet information beyond this general feeding ecology is not available in current species records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.