Ulmen-Fleckenspanner vs Mona-Meerkatze

Abraxas sylvata compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Ulmen-Fleckenspanner is Vulnerable while Mona-Meerkatze is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ulmen-Fleckenspanner	Mona-Meerkatze
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Geometridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Abraxas	Cercopithecus
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Cercopithecus mona

Evolutionary Relationship

Ulmen-Fleckenspanner and Mona-Meerkatze share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Ulmen-Fleckenspanner

VU — Vulnerable

Mona-Meerkatze

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ulmen-Fleckenspanner	Mona-Meerkatze
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ulmen-Fleckenspanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Mona-Meerkatze

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.

Ulmen-Fleckenspanner

The clouded magpie (Abraxas sylvata) is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae found across temperate Europe, extending eastward through Russia to Japan. The adult wingspan measures approximately 32–42 mm, with white wings bearing a distinctive pattern of yellow-orange and dark grey to black spots and patches arranged in rows across the forewing and hindwing, creating a striking patterned appearance resembling the magpie coloring of the related magpie moth Abraxas grossulariata, but with a more yellowish, muted tone and less black — hence 'clouded.' Adults fly in one generation from June to July, resting on leaf surfaces and attending woodland flowers for nectar. The larvae feed on wych elm (Ulmus glabra) and occasionally other Ulmus species in mature deciduous woodland and woodland edges. The clouded magpie has become less common in parts of its European range due to the widespread loss of mature elms from Dutch elm disease, which devastated European elm populations from the 1970s onward. Conservation of this species requires the protection of surviving mature elm trees and management of regrowth elms in woodland ecosystems.