Balfour’s Pandanus vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Pandanus balfourii compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Balfour’s Pandanus is Vulnerable while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balfour’s Pandanus	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pandanales (Pandanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pandanaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pandanus	Pygathrix
Species	Pandanus balfourii	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Balfour’s Pandanus

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balfour’s Pandanus	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balfour’s Pandanus

Habitat

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

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balfour’s Pandanus

The Balfour’s Pandanus (Pandanus balfourii) is a species in the genus Pandanus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.