American Bittersweet vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Celastrus scandens compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Celastraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Celastrus	Pygathrix
Species	Celastrus scandens	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.