Mona Monkey vs Redstem Cassava

Cercopithecus mona compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mona Monkey	Redstem Cassava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Manihot
Species	Cercopithecus mona	Manihot rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mona Monkey	Redstem Cassava
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.