black-shanked douc vs Eastern Mole

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Talpidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Scalopus
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mole

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.