Nilgiri langur vs Welsh onion

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Allium fistulosum

Key Differences

• Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Welsh onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nilgiri langur	Welsh onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Semnopithecus	Allium
Species	Semnopithecus johnii	Allium fistulosum

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Welsh onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nilgiri langur	Welsh onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh onion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.