Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Parasol leaf tree

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Macaranga tanarius

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Parasol leaf tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Parasol leaf tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Macaranga
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Macaranga tanarius

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Parasol leaf tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Parasol leaf tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasol leaf tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and United States.