Bed-jacket vs black-shanked douc

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Pygathrix nigripes

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket black-shanked douc
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Primates (Primates)
Family Sapindaceae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Alectryon Pygathrix
Species Alectryon tomentosus Pygathrix nigripes

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket black-shanked douc
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

black-shanked douc

The Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is a species in the genus Pygathrix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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