Hump-backed fly vs Mona Monkey

Megaselia rufipes compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hump-backed fly	Mona Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phoridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Megaselia	Cercopithecus
Species	Megaselia rufipes	Cercopithecus mona

Evolutionary Relationship

Hump-backed fly and Mona Monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hump-backed fly	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.