Jerusalem thorn vs Nilgiri langur

Parkinsonia aculeata compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Jerusalem thorn is Least Concern while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jerusalem thorn	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	Parkinsonia	Semnopithecus
Species	Parkinsonia aculeata	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Jerusalem thorn

LC — Least Concern

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jerusalem thorn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.