Mentawai Langur vs Spiral head ginger

Presbytis potenziani compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mentawai Langur	Spiral head ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Costaceae
Genus	Presbytis	Costus
Species	Presbytis potenziani	Costus scaber

Conservation Status

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mentawai Langur	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).