Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs swamp flat sedge

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Cyperus ligularis

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while swamp flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	swamp flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Cyperus
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Cyperus ligularis

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

swamp flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	swamp flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

swamp flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).