black rat vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Rattus rattus compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Rattus	Pygathrix
Species	Rattus rattus	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.