Banded Surili vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Presbytis femoralis compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Banded Surili is Critically Endangered while Linear Leaf Water Primrose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Surili	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Onagraceae
Genus	Presbytis	Ludwigia
Species	Presbytis femoralis	Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Banded Surili

CR — Critically Endangered

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Surili	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Surili

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Banded Surili

The Banded Surili (Presbytis femoralis) is a species in the genus Presbytis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.