Nilgiri langur vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nilgiri langur	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Semnopithecus	Amaranthus
Species	Semnopithecus johnii	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nilgiri langur	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).