Chacoan Mara vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chacoan Mara Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Primates (Primates)
Family Caviidae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Dolichotis Pygathrix
Species Dolichotis salinicola Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chacoan Mara Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

No description available.

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