black-shanked douc vs Guinea pig

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Cavia porcellus

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Guinea pig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Guinea pig
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)	Caviidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Cavia
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Cavia porcellus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.