Asian Surf Grass vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Phyllospadix japonicus compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Asian Surf Grass is Endangered while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Surf Grass	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Zosteraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Phyllospadix	Pygathrix
Species	Phyllospadix japonicus	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Asian Surf Grass

EN — Endangered

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Surf Grass	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Surf Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Surf Grass

The Asian Surf Grass (Phyllospadix japonicus) is a species in the genus Phyllospadix. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.