Hairy Snakefern vs Mona Monkey

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Microgramma	Cercopithecus
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Snakefern	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.