bitter-kola vs Francois' langur

Garcinia kola compared with Trachypithecus francoisi

Key Differences

• bitter-kola is Vulnerable while Francois' langur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bitter-kola	Francois' langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Clusiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Garcinia	Trachypithecus
Species	Garcinia kola	Trachypithecus francoisi

Conservation Status

bitter-kola

VU — Vulnerable

Francois' langur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bitter-kola	Francois' langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bitter-kola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Francois' langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bitter-kola

The Bitter-kola (Garcinia kola) is a species in the genus Garcinia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo