Easter cassia vs Nilgiri langur

Senna pendula compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

  • Easter cassia is Least Concern while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Easter cassia 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 Senna Semnopithecus
Species Senna pendula Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Easter cassia

LC — Least Concern

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Easter cassia Nilgiri langur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Easter cassia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Portugal), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Easter cassia

No description available.

Nilgiri langur

No description available.

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