Melancholy Thistle vs Nilgiri langur

Cirsium heterophyllum compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Melancholy Thistle is Least Concern while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melancholy Thistle	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cirsium	Semnopithecus
Species	Cirsium heterophyllum	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.