Chinaroot vs Mentawai Langur

Smilax china compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Smilacaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Smilax	Presbytis
Species	Smilax china	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Mentawai Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.