moustached guenon vs red-eared guenon

Cercopithecus cephus compared with Cercopithecus erythrotis

Key Differences

• moustached guenon is Least Concern while red-eared guenon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	moustached guenon	red-eared guenon
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Primates (приматы)	Primates (приматы)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus same	Cercopithecus	Cercopithecus
Species	Cercopithecus cephus	Cercopithecus erythrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

moustached guenon and red-eared guenon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cercopithecus.

Conservation Status

moustached guenon

LC — Least Concern

red-eared guenon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	moustached guenon	red-eared guenon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

moustached guenon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-eared guenon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.