Common Blue vs Hamlyn s Monkey

Polyommatus icarus compared with Cercopithecus hamlyni

Key Differences

• Common Blue is Least Concern while Hamlyn s Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue	Hamlyn s Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Lycaenidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Polyommatus	Cercopithecus
Species	Polyommatus icarus	Cercopithecus hamlyni

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Blue and Hamlyn s Monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Blue

LC — Least Concern

Hamlyn s Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue	Hamlyn s Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Blue

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (40 countries), and North America (United States).

Hamlyn s Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Blue

O plebejus-comum (Polyommatus icarus) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante na sua área de distribuição, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.