Nilgiri langur vs Sea Lettuce

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Ulva lactuca

Key Differences

• Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Sea Lettuce is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nilgiri langur	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Semnopithecus	Ulva
Species	Semnopithecus johnii	Ulva lactuca

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nilgiri langur	Sea Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).