Love Apple vs Mentawai Langur

Paris polyphylla compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Paris	Presbytis
Species	Paris polyphylla	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Mentawai Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.