Gabon Talapoin vs slender thistle

Miopithecus ogouensis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gabon Talapoin	slender thistle
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	Miopithecus	Carduus
Species	Miopithecus ogouensis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gabon Talapoin	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.