Nilgiri langur vs Variable Abalone

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Haliotis varia

Key Differences

• Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Variable Abalone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nilgiri langur	Variable Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Haliotidae
Genus	Semnopithecus	Haliotis
Species	Semnopithecus johnii	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Nilgiri langur and Variable Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nilgiri langur	Variable Abalone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.