African plume vs Nilgiri langur

Bauhinia galpinii compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• African plume is Least Concern while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African plume	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Bauhinia	Semnopithecus
Species	Bauhinia galpinii	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

African plume

LC — Least Concern

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African plume

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African plume

The African plume (Bauhinia galpinii) is a species in the genus Bauhinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.