Lowe s Mona Monkey vs Vegetable fern

Cercopithecus lowei compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Lowe s Mona Monkey is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe s Mona Monkey	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Diplazium
Species	Cercopithecus lowei	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Lowe s Mona Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe s Mona Monkey	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe s Mona Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.