black-shanked douc vs Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Rhizomys sumatrensis

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Indomalayan Bamboo Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
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)	Spalacidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Rhizomys
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Rhizomys sumatrensis

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Indomalayan Bamboo Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

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.