Raposa-do-campo vs Mona Monkey

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Cercopithecus mona

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Mona Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lycalopex	Cercopithecus
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Cercopithecus mona

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Mona Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mona Monkey

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.