Mona Monkey vs Thrift Rust

Cercopithecus mona compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Mona Monkey is Near Threatened while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mona Monkey	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Uromyces
Species	Cercopithecus mona	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mona Monkey	Thrift Rust
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.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.