black-shanked douc vs Leadebeater s Possum

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Petauridae
Genus	Pygathrix	Gymnobelideus
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Leadebeater s Possum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Leadebeater s Possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leadebeater s Possum

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.