Mentawai Langur vs Norway lemming

Presbytis potenziani compared with Lemmus lemmus

Key Differences

• Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered while Norway lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mentawai Langur	Norway lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cricetidae
Genus	Presbytis	Lemmus
Species	Presbytis potenziani	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mentawai Langur and Norway lemming share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mentawai Langur	Norway lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.