Mona de Berbería vs Cercopiteco Mona

Macaca sylvanus compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Mona de Berbería is Endangered while Cercopiteco Mona is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mona de Berbería	Cercopiteco Mona
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Macaca	Cercopithecus
Species	Macaca sylvanus	Cercopithecus mona

Evolutionary Relationship

Mona de Berbería and Cercopiteco Mona share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Mona de Berbería

EN — Endangered

Cercopiteco Mona

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mona de Berbería	Cercopiteco Mona
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mona de Berbería

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Spain. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cercopiteco Mona

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.

Mona de Berbería

The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.