Lophocèbe noir vs Ricin

Lophocebus aterrimus compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Lophocèbe noir is Vulnerable while Ricin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lophocèbe noir	Ricin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Lophocebus	Ricinus
Species	Lophocebus aterrimus	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Lophocèbe noir

VU — Vulnerable

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lophocèbe noir	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lophocèbe noir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ricin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Lophocèbe noir

The Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) is a species in the genus Lophocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ricin

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi