black-shanked douc vs Fat-tailed Jird

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Fat-tailed Jird
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	Pachyuromys
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed Jird

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.