Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Lasius umbratus

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while Yellow Shadow Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Formicidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Lasius
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey and Yellow Shadow Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.