Glaucous Beard-moss vs Nilgiri langur

Didymodon glaucus compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Glaucous Beard-moss is Near Threatened while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glaucous Beard-moss	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pottiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Didymodon	Semnopithecus
Species	Didymodon glaucus	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Glaucous Beard-moss

NT — Near Threatened

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glaucous Beard-moss	Nilgiri langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glaucous Beard-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.