black-shanked douc vs Palawan Treeshrew

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Tupaia
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Treeshrew

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.