Dryad Monkey vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Chlorocebus dryas compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Dryad Monkey is Endangered while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad Monkey	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Amaranthus
Species	Chlorocebus dryas	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad Monkey	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dryad Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).