Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Woolly Tooth

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Phellodon
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.