Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Malvaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Althaea
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Rough Marsh-mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).