Mona Monkey vs Three-lined Soldier

Cercopithecus mona compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Mona Monkey is Near Threatened while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mona Monkey	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Oxycera
Species	Cercopithecus mona	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Mona Monkey and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mona Monkey	Three-lined Soldier
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.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.