African basil vs Nilgiri langur

Ocimum gratissimum compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• African basil is Not Evaluated while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African basil	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lamiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ocimum	Semnopithecus
Species	Ocimum gratissimum	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

African basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African basil	Nilgiri langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African basil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African basil

The African basil (Ocimum gratissimum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, and Chile.