L'Hoest's Monkey vs marsh pennywort

Allochrocebus lhoesti compared with Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Key Differences

• L'Hoest's Monkey is Vulnerable while marsh pennywort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	L'Hoest's Monkey	marsh pennywort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Araliaceae
Genus	Allochrocebus	Hydrocotyle
Species	Allochrocebus lhoesti	Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Conservation Status

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

marsh pennywort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	L'Hoest's Monkey	marsh pennywort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

L'Hoest's Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh pennywort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.