Mountain Water Rat vs Nilgiri langur

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Primates (नरवानर गण)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Baiyankamys	Semnopithecus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Semnopithecus johnii

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Nilgiri langur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Nilgiri langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.