Blue monkey vs Red-tailed monkey
The blue monkey is heavier: 5 kg against 3.55 kg for the red-tailed monkey, about 41% more.
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What is the difference between a blue monkey and a red-tailed monkey?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The blue monkey is heavier: 5 kg against 3.55 kg for the red-tailed monkey, about 41% more.
- The red-tailed monkey is longer-lived: 28.3 years against 27.1 years for the blue monkey, about 4% 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 monkey | Red-tailed monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Cercopithecus mitis | Cercopithecus ascanius |
| Family | Cercopithecidae | Cercopithecidae |
| Order | Primates | Primates |
| Weight | 4.21 kg – 6.93 kg | 3.2 kg – 4.62 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 27.1 years | 28.3 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 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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