Lowe s Mona Monkey vs Thatching grass

Cercopithecus lowei compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Lowe s Mona Monkey is Vulnerable while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe s Mona Monkey	Thatching 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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Cercopithecus lowei	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Lowe s Mona Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe s Mona Monkey	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe s Mona Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).