Nilgiri langur vs Prickly Coontail

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nilgiri langur	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Semnopithecus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Semnopithecus johnii	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nilgiri langur	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.