Bottle Brush Shield Lichen vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Parmelia squarrosa compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Bottle Brush Shield Lichen is Least Concern while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Parmelia	Pygathrix
Species	Parmelia squarrosa	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

The Bottle Brush Shield Lichen (Parmelia squarrosa) is a species in the genus Parmelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.