Mona Monkey vs Thicket Bean

Cercopithecus mona compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Mona Monkey is Near Threatened while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mona Monkey	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Phaseolus
Species	Cercopithecus mona	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mona Monkey	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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