Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Mossy Fern

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Mossy Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Elaphoglossum furcatum

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mossy Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.