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Blue monkey vs De Brazza's monkey

The de brazza's monkey is heavier: 5.48 kg against 5 kg for the blue monkey, about 10% more.

Blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis)
Blue monkey LCLeast Concern
Photo: Pedro Gonnet · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
De Brazza's monkey LCLeast Concern
Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a blue monkey and a de brazza's monkey?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The de brazza's monkey is heavier: 5.48 kg against 5 kg for the blue monkey, about 10% more.
  • The de brazza's monkey is longer-lived: 28.5 years against 27.1 years for the blue monkey, about 5% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Cercopithecus, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Blue monkeyDe Brazza's monkey
Scientific nameCercopithecus mitisCercopithecus neglectus
FamilyCercopithecidaeCercopithecidae
OrderPrimatesPrimates
Weight4.21 kg – 6.93 kg4.02 kg – 7.38 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan27.1 years28.5 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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