Nilgiri langur vs Sour Prickle

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nilgiri langur	Sour Prickle
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)	Cactaceae
Genus	Semnopithecus	Opuntia
Species	Semnopithecus johnii	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nilgiri langur	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).