Lowe s Mona Monkey vs Pencil flower

Cercopithecus lowei compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Lowe s Mona Monkey is Vulnerable while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe s Mona Monkey	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Stylosanthes
Species	Cercopithecus lowei	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Lowe s Mona Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe s Mona Monkey	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe s Mona Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).