Fountain Apple-Moss vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Philonotis fontana compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Fountain Apple-Moss is Least Concern while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fountain Apple-Moss	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bartramiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Philonotis	Cercopithecus
Species	Philonotis fontana	Cercopithecus petaurista

Conservation Status

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fountain Apple-Moss	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.