Mona Monkey vs sharp-leaved pondweed

Cercopithecus mona compared with Potamogeton acutifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mona Monkey	sharp-leaved pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Potamogeton
Species	Cercopithecus mona	Potamogeton acutifolius

Conservation Status

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

sharp-leaved pondweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mona Monkey	sharp-leaved pondweed
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.

sharp-leaved pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.