Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Thistle Rust

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Puccinia
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.