black-shanked douc vs Fat Sand Rat

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Fat Sand Rat
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pygathrix	Psammomys
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat Sand Rat

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.