Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs sugar-plum

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Uapaca
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.