Golden shower vs Laotian langur

Cassia fistula compared with Trachypithecus laotum

Key Differences

Golden shower is Least Concern while Laotian langur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden shower	Laotian langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cassia	Trachypithecus
Species	Cassia fistula	Trachypithecus laotum

Conservation Status

Golden shower

LC — Least Concern

Laotian langur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden shower	Laotian langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden shower

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (5 countries).