Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Streamside Swordfern

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Nephrolepis
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.