Floating Heart vs Javan Surili

Nymphoides peltata compared with Presbytis comata

Key Differences

• Floating Heart is Endangered while Javan Surili is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Heart	Javan Surili
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nymphoides	Presbytis
Species	Nymphoides peltata	Presbytis comata

Conservation Status

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Javan Surili

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Heart	Javan Surili
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Javan Surili

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.