Chinese elder vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Sambucus javanica compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese elder	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viburnaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sambucus	Pygathrix
Species	Sambucus javanica	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Chinese elder

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese elder

Habitat

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

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese elder

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