Narrow swordfern vs Nilgiri langur

Nephrolepis cordifolia compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

  • Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Narrow swordfern Nilgiri langur
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Primates (Primates)
Family Nephrolepidaceae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Nephrolepis Semnopithecus
Species Nephrolepis cordifolia Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Narrow swordfern Nilgiri langur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

No description available.

Nilgiri langur

No description available.

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