black-shanked douc vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Cardiocranius
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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.