Highland Mangabey vs umkokolo

Rungwecebus kipunji compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Highland Mangabey is Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highland Mangabey	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Salicaceae
Genus	Rungwecebus	Dovyalis
Species	Rungwecebus kipunji	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highland Mangabey	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highland Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).