Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Western Thyme Plume

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Merrifieldia tridactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Western Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Merrifieldia
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Merrifieldia tridactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey and Western Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Western Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Western Thyme Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (5 countries) and Europe (28 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.