Fringed Cup vs Mona Monkey

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Encoelia	Cercopithecus
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.