black-shanked douc vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Lonchophylla
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Lonchophylla handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Handley's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.