vs Mona-Meerkatze

Hypoxylon petriniae compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Mona-Meerkatze is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mona-Meerkatze
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Xylariales (Holzkeulenartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hypoxylon	Cercopithecus
Species	Hypoxylon petriniae	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Mona-Meerkatze

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.