Gabon Talapoin vs Thatching grass

Miopithecus ogouensis compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gabon Talapoin	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Miopithecus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Miopithecus ogouensis	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gabon Talapoin	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).