Hamlyn s Monkey vs Hispid starbur

Cercopithecus hamlyni compared with Acanthospermum hispidum

Key Differences

• Hamlyn s Monkey is Vulnerable while Hispid starbur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hamlyn s Monkey	Hispid starbur
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	Cercopithecus	Acanthospermum
Species	Cercopithecus hamlyni	Acanthospermum hispidum

Conservation Status

Hamlyn s Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Hispid starbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hamlyn s Monkey	Hispid starbur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hamlyn s Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hispid starbur

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).