beaded chestnut vs red-shanked douc

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	red-shanked douc
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Noctuidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Agrochola	Pygathrix
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Pygathrix nemaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and red-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	red-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

red-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.