Buddha's hand vs Delacour's langur

Alocasia cucullata compared with Trachypithecus delacouri

Key Differences

  • Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Delacour's langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buddha's hand Delacour's langur
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Primates (Primates)
Family Araceae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Alocasia Trachypithecus
Species Alocasia cucullata Trachypithecus delacouri

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Delacour's langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buddha's hand Delacour's langur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Delacour's langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Delacour's langur

No description available.

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