Giant arrowhead vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Sagittaria montevidensis compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant arrowhead	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Alismataceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sagittaria	Cercopithecus
Species	Sagittaria montevidensis	Cercopithecus petaurista

Conservation Status

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant arrowhead	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.