Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Trochalopteron melanostigma

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Silver-eared Laughingthrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Silver-eared Laughingthrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Trochalopteron
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Trochalopteron melanostigma

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey and Silver-eared Laughingthrush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Silver-eared Laughingthrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Silver-eared Laughingthrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.