Black bamboo vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Phyllostachys nigra compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Black bamboo is Not Evaluated while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black bamboo	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Phyllostachys	Pygathrix
Species	Phyllostachys nigra	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Black bamboo

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black bamboo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya, Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black bamboo

The Black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) is a species in the genus Phyllostachys. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.