Hamlyn s Monkey vs Moon Trefoil

Cercopithecus hamlyni compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Hamlyn s Monkey is Vulnerable while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hamlyn s Monkey	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Medicago
Species	Cercopithecus hamlyni	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Hamlyn s Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hamlyn s Monkey	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hamlyn s Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).