Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs umkokolo

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	umkokolo
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)	Salicaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Dovyalis
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).