vs Nilgiri langur

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Exobasidium	Semnopithecus
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.