Dryad Monkey vs Formosan koa

Chlorocebus dryas compared with Acacia confusa

Key Differences

• Dryad Monkey is Endangered while Formosan koa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad Monkey	Formosan koa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Acacia
Species	Chlorocebus dryas	Acacia confusa

Conservation Status

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad Monkey	Formosan koa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dryad Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).