Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Sour orange

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Sour orange
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)	Rutaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Citrus
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).