Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Mountain Guava

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Psidium amplexicaule

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Mountain Guava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Psidium
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Psidium amplexicaule

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Guava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Guava

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.