Blue Cycad vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Encephalartos nubimontanus compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

  • Blue Cycad is Extinct in the Wild while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue Cycad Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Cycadales (Cycadales) Primates (Primates)
Family Zamiaceae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Encephalartos Pygathrix
Species Encephalartos nubimontanus Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Blue Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue Cycad Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Cycad

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Cycad

The Blue Cycad (Encephalartos nubimontanus) is a species in the genus Encephalartos. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List. As a member of the genus Encephalartos, it shares ecological traits with closely related species.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

No description available.

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