Nilgiri langur vs Yellow Dodder

Semnopithecus johnii compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nilgiri langur	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Semnopithecus	Cuscuta
Species	Semnopithecus johnii	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nilgiri langur	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).