Mentawai Langur vs Nilgiri langur

Presbytis potenziani compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mentawai Langur	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Presbytis	Semnopithecus
Species	Presbytis potenziani	Semnopithecus johnii

Evolutionary Relationship

Mentawai Langur and Nilgiri langur share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.