blue monkey vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Cercopithecus mitis compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• blue monkey is Least Concern while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blue monkey	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cercopithecus	Pygathrix
Species	Cercopithecus mitis	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

blue monkey and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

blue monkey

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blue monkey	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blue monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blue monkey

The Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) is a species in the genus Cercopithecus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.