Brookweed vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Samolus valerandi compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brookweed	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Primulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Samolus	Pygathrix
Species	Samolus valerandi	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Brookweed

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brookweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brookweed

The Brookweed (Samolus valerandi) is a species in the genus Samolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.