Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs sharp-wing monkey-flower

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Mimulus alatus

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while sharp-wing monkey-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	sharp-wing monkey-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phrymaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Mimulus
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Mimulus alatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

sharp-wing monkey-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	sharp-wing monkey-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-wing monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.