black-shanked douc vs Deppe's Squirrel

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Sciurus deppei

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Deppe's Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pygathrix	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Sciurus deppei

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Deppe's Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Deppe's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.