Cape cheesewood vs Francois' langur

Pittosporum viridiflorum compared with Trachypithecus francoisi

Key Differences

• Cape cheesewood is Least Concern while Francois' langur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape cheesewood	Francois' langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pittosporaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pittosporum	Trachypithecus
Species	Pittosporum viridiflorum	Trachypithecus francoisi

Conservation Status

Cape cheesewood

LC — Least Concern

Francois' langur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape cheesewood	Francois' langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape cheesewood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, India, Jamaica, and United States.

Francois' langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape cheesewood

The Cape cheesewood (Pittosporum viridiflorum) is a species in the genus Pittosporum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.