Devil's Shoestring vs Highland Mangabey

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Highland Mangabey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Tephrosia	Rungwecebus
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Highland Mangabey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.