Buddha's hand vs Francois' langur

Alocasia cucullata compared with Trachypithecus francoisi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Francois' 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 francoisi

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Francois' langur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Francois' 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).

Francois' 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.