Campbell s Mona Monkey vs Jointed Pricklypear

Cercopithecus campbelli compared with Opuntia aurantiaca

Key Differences

• Campbell s Mona Monkey is Near Threatened while Jointed Pricklypear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campbell s Mona Monkey	Jointed Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cactaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Opuntia
Species	Cercopithecus campbelli	Opuntia aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Campbell s Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Jointed Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campbell s Mona Monkey	Jointed Pricklypear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campbell s Mona Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Eswatini, Jamaica, Namibia, and South Africa.

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.