Nilgiri langur vs Para grass

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Urochloa mutica

Key Differences

• Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Para grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nilgiri langur	Para grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Semnopithecus	Urochloa
Species	Semnopithecus johnii	Urochloa mutica

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Para grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nilgiri langur	Para grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Para grass

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Somalia), Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand), Europe (Belgium, Portugal, Spain), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).