aoudad vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Ammotragus lervia compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

aoudad is Vulnerable while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ammotragus	Pygathrix
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

aoudad

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

aoudad

The Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) is a species in the genus Ammotragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic.