Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Hemaris tityus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Sphingidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Hemaris
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.