Diana monkey vs Wild Lettuce

Cercopithecus diana compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Diana monkey is Endangered while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diana monkey	Wild Lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Cercopithecus diana	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Diana monkey

EN — Endangered

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diana monkey	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diana monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).