Nilgiri langur vs Tickclover

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

  • Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Nilgiri langur Tickclover
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 Desmodium
Species Semnopithecus johnii Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Nilgiri langur Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Nilgiri langur

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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