black currant-tree vs black-shanked douc

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Pygathrix nigripes

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	black-shanked douc
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Antidesma	Pygathrix
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Pygathrix nigripes

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	black-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.

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.