Cape Star-chestnut vs Francois' langur

Sterculia alexandri compared with Trachypithecus francoisi

Key Differences

• Cape Star-chestnut is Vulnerable while Francois' langur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Star-chestnut	Francois' langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Malvaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sterculia	Trachypithecus
Species	Sterculia alexandri	Trachypithecus francoisi

Conservation Status

Cape Star-chestnut

VU — Vulnerable

Francois' langur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Star-chestnut	Francois' langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Star-chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Francois' langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Star-chestnut

The Cape Star-chestnut (Sterculia alexandri) is a species in the genus Sterculia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.