Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs water dock

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Rumex
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).