Awned Cyperus vs Indochinese lutung

Cyperus squarrosus compared with Trachypithecus germaini

Key Differences

• Awned Cyperus is Least Concern while Indochinese lutung is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awned Cyperus	Indochinese lutung
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cyperus	Trachypithecus
Species	Cyperus squarrosus	Trachypithecus germaini

Conservation Status

Awned Cyperus

LC — Least Concern

Indochinese lutung

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awned Cyperus	Indochinese lutung
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Awned Cyperus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), Europe (Italy), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Indochinese lutung

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Awned Cyperus

The Awned Cyperus (Cyperus squarrosus) is a species in the genus Cyperus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo.