Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Warty Beard Lichen

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Usnea ceratina

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Warty Beard Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Warty Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Usnea
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Usnea ceratina

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Warty Beard Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Warty Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Warty Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).