birthwort vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Aristolochia clematitis compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• birthwort is Near Threatened while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	birthwort	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piperales (Piperales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aristolochiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aristolochia	Pygathrix
Species	Aristolochia clematitis	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

birthwort

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

birthwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (13 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

birthwort

The Birthwort (Aristolochia clematitis) is a species in the genus Aristolochia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are al