vs Phayre's leaf monkey

Nitzschia flexa compared with Trachypithecus phayrei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Phayre's leaf monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Phayre's leaf monkey
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nitzschia	Trachypithecus
Species	Nitzschia flexa	Trachypithecus phayrei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Phayre's leaf monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Phayre's leaf monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Phayre's leaf monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.