black-shanked douc vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pygathrix	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Pteropus woodfordi

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Dwarf Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Flying Fox

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.