Chinese wax scale vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Ceroplastes sinensis compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Chinese wax scale is Not Evaluated while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese wax scale	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Coccidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ceroplastes	Pygathrix
Species	Ceroplastes sinensis	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese wax scale and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese wax scale

The Chinese Wax Scale (Ceroplastes sinensis) is a species in the genus Ceroplastes. Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).