L'Hoest's Monkey vs Nit grass

Allochrocebus lhoesti compared with Gastridium phleoides

Key Differences

• L'Hoest's Monkey is Vulnerable while Nit grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	L'Hoest's Monkey	Nit grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Allochrocebus	Gastridium
Species	Allochrocebus lhoesti	Gastridium phleoides

Conservation Status

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Nit grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	L'Hoest's Monkey	Nit grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

L'Hoest's Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nit grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).