Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Cladonia pleurota

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Cladonia
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Cladonia pleurota

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.