Chinese-sassafras vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Cinnamomum micranthum compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese-sassafras	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lauraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cinnamomum	Pygathrix
Species	Cinnamomum micranthum	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Chinese-sassafras

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese-sassafras

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese-sassafras

The Chinese-sassafras (Cinnamomum micranthum) is a species in the genus Cinnamomum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.