De Brazza s Monkey vs slender thistle

Cercopithecus neglectus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• De Brazza s Monkey is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Brazza s Monkey	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cercopithecus	Carduus
Species	Cercopithecus neglectus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

De Brazza s Monkey

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Brazza s Monkey	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Brazza s Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.