Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Yellow Dodder

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Cuscuta
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).