Afghan-Melon vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Citrullus lanatus compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

  • Afghan-Melon is Not Evaluated while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Afghan-Melon Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales) Primates (Primates)
Family Cucurbitaceae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Citrullus Pygathrix
Species Citrullus lanatus Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Afghan-Melon

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Afghan-Melon Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan-Melon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Afghan-Melon

The Afghan-Melon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species in the genus Citrullus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, and Belgium.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

No description available.

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