Chinese wingnut vs Nilgiri langur

Pterocarya stenoptera compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Chinese wingnut is Least Concern while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese wingnut	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Juglandaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pterocarya	Semnopithecus
Species	Pterocarya stenoptera	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Chinese wingnut

LC — Least Concern

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese wingnut	Nilgiri langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), and North America (United States).

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese wingnut

The Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to India, Japan, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan.