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Diana monkey vs Roloway monkey

The roloway monkey is heavier: 5.5 kg against 4.18 kg for the diana monkey, about 32% more.

Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana)
Diana monkey ENEndangered
Photo: Greg Hume · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Roloway monkey (Cercopithecus roloway)
Roloway monkey CRCritically Endangered
Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a diana monkey and a roloway monkey?

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

  • The roloway monkey is heavier: 5.5 kg against 4.18 kg for the diana monkey, about 32% more.
  • The diana monkey is longer-lived: 34.9 years against 34.8 years for the roloway monkey, about 0% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Cercopithecus, so they are close relatives.
  • The diana monkey is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the roloway monkey is Critically Endangered.

Side by side

Diana monkeyRoloway monkey
Scientific nameCercopithecus dianaCercopithecus roloway
FamilyCercopithecidaeCercopithecidae
OrderPrimatesPrimates
Weight3.85 kg – 5.43 kg3.85 kg – 5.5 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan34.9 years34.8 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusEndangeredCritically Endangered
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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