Nilgiri langur vs Pencil flower

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

  • Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Nilgiri langur Pencil flower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Fabaceae
Genus Semnopithecus Stylosanthes
Species Semnopithecus johnii Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Nilgiri langur Pencil flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Nilgiri langur

No description available.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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