Forest Num-num vs Mentawai Langur

Carissa bispinosa compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Carissa	Presbytis
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Mentawai Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.