Mona Monkey vs Salento Iris

Cercopithecus mona compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Mona Monkey is Near Threatened while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mona Monkey	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Iris
Species	Cercopithecus mona	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Mona Monkey and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mona Monkey	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.