Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Three-striped Dasher

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Micrathyria didyma

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Three-striped Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Three-striped Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Libellulidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Micrathyria
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey and Three-striped Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Three-striped Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.