Black mimosa vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Mimosa pigra compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

  • Black mimosa is Least Concern while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black mimosa Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Primates (Primates)
Family Fabaceae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Mimosa Pygathrix
Species Mimosa pigra Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Black mimosa

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black mimosa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (36 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (Norway), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black mimosa

The Black mimosa (Mimosa pigra) is a species in the genus Mimosa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

No description available.

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