Alectryon vs red-shanked douc

Alectryon tropicus compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while red-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	red-shanked douc
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Alectryon	Pygathrix
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Pygathrix nemaeus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	red-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

red-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.