Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Red ginger

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Alpinia
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Red ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).