alpine gentian vs Mentawai Langur

Gentiana nivalis compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• alpine gentian is Least Concern while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine gentian	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Gentianaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Gentiana	Presbytis
Species	Gentiana nivalis	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

alpine gentian

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine gentian	Mentawai Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine gentian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine gentian

The Alpine gentian (Gentiana nivalis) is a species in the genus Gentiana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).