Blue monkey vs Mona monkey
The blue monkey is heavier: 5 kg against 4.21 kg for the mona monkey, about 19% more.
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What is the difference between a blue monkey and a mona monkey?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The blue monkey is heavier: 5 kg against 4.21 kg for the mona monkey, about 19% more.
- The mona monkey is longer-lived: 30 years against 27.1 years for the blue monkey, about 11% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Cercopithecus, so they are close relatives.
- The blue monkey is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the mona monkey is Near Threatened.
Side by side
| Blue monkey | Mona monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Cercopithecus mitis | Cercopithecus mona |
| Family | Cercopithecidae | Cercopithecidae |
| Order | Primates | Primates |
| Weight | 4.21 kg – 6.93 kg | 2.5 kg – 5.1 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 27.1 years | 30 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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