Nilgiri langur vs Nutmeg

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nilgiri langur	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Myristicaceae
Genus	Semnopithecus	Myristica
Species	Semnopithecus johnii	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nilgiri langur	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).