Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Shiny Dufourea

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Halictidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Dufourea
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey and Shiny Dufourea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.