Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Wormseed

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Wormseed
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Dysphania
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).