Carpenter's chimaera vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Chimaera lignaria compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Carpenter's chimaera is Least Concern while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carpenter's chimaera	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Chimaeridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chimaera	Pygathrix
Species	Chimaera lignaria	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Carpenter's chimaera and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Carpenter's chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carpenter's chimaera	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carpenter's chimaera

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carpenter's chimaera

The Carpenter's Chimaera (Chimaera lignaria) is a species in the genus Chimaera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.