alpine gentian vs Preuss s Red Colobus

Gentiana nivalis compared with Piliocolobus preussi

Key Differences

• alpine gentian is Least Concern while Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine gentian	Preuss s Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Gentiana nivalis	Piliocolobus preussi

Conservation Status

alpine gentian

LC — Least Concern

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine gentian	Preuss s Red Colobus
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).

Preuss s Red Colobus

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).