black-shanked douc vs Fishing Cat

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Pygathrix	Prionailurus
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishing Cat

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.