Mexican cedar vs Mona Monkey

Cedrela odorata compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Mexican cedar is Endangered while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cedar	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meliaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cedrela	Cercopithecus
Species	Cedrela odorata	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cedar	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mona Monkey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe