Annamese Langur vs lignum vitae

Trachypithecus margarita compared with Guaiacum officinale

Key Differences

• Annamese Langur is Endangered while lignum vitae is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annamese Langur	lignum vitae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Trachypithecus	Guaiacum
Species	Trachypithecus margarita	Guaiacum officinale

Conservation Status

Annamese Langur

EN — Endangered

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annamese Langur	lignum vitae
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annamese Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Annamese Langur

The Annamese Langur (Trachypithecus margarita) is a species in the genus Trachypithecus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.