Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asilidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Dioctria
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey and Small Yellow-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.