Curran’s Pitogo vs Mona Monkey

Cycas curranii compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cycadaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cycas	Cercopithecus
Species	Cycas curranii	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.