Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Water spangles

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Salvinia
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).