Cercopithèque de Preuss vs Shellplant

Allochrocebus preussi compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Cercopithèque de Preuss is Endangered while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cercopithèque de Preuss	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Allochrocebus	Alpinia
Species	Allochrocebus preussi	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Cercopithèque de Preuss

EN — Endangered

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cercopithèque de Preuss	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cercopithèque de Preuss

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Cercopithèque de Preuss

Allochrocebus preussi is a species in the genus Allochrocebus. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Habitat records describe it as occurring in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.