Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Sapele

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Meliaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Entandrophragma
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.