Greater dodder vs Nilgiri langur

Cuscuta europaea compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cuscuta	Semnopithecus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.