Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs willow-weed

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	willow-weed
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	Persicaria
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.