Annamese Langur vs Variable flatsedge

Trachypithecus margarita compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

  • Annamese Langur is Endangered while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Annamese Langur Variable flatsedge
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Primates (อันดับวานร) Poales (อันดับหญ้า)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Cyperaceae
Genus Trachypithecus Cyperus
Species Trachypithecus margarita Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Annamese Langur

EN — Endangered

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Annamese Langur Variable flatsedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annamese Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Annamese Langur

The Annamese Langur (Trachypithecus margarita) is a species in the genus Trachypithecus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

No description available.

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