Mona Monkey vs Red Balau

Cercopithecus mona compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

Mona Monkey is Near Threatened while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mona Monkey	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Shorea
Species	Cercopithecus mona	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mona Monkey	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.