Mona Monkey vs slender thistle

Cercopithecus mona compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mona Monkey slender thistle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Cercopithecus Carduus
Species Cercopithecus mona Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mona Monkey slender thistle
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.

slender thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mona Monkey

No description available.

slender thistle

No description available.

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