Lowe s Mona Monkey vs Southern Cut Grass

Cercopithecus lowei compared with Leersia hexandra

Key Differences

• Lowe s Mona Monkey is Vulnerable while Southern Cut Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe s Mona Monkey	Southern Cut 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	Cercopithecus	Leersia
Species	Cercopithecus lowei	Leersia hexandra

Conservation Status

Lowe s Mona Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Southern Cut Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe s Mona Monkey	Southern Cut Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe s Mona Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Cut Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Haiti), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).