Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Maltesecross

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Silene chalcedonica

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Maltesecross is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Maltesecross
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Silene
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Silene chalcedonica

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Maltesecross

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Maltesecross
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maltesecross

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).