Gut Weed vs Highland Mangabey

Ulva intestinalis compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Gut Weed is Least Concern while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Highland Mangabey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ulvaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ulva	Rungwecebus
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Highland Mangabey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Highland Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.