vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Cryptomonas pyrenoidifera compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cryptomonadales (Cryptomonadales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cryptomonadaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cryptomonas	Pygathrix
Species	Cryptomonas pyrenoidifera	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cryptomonas pyrenoidifera is a unicellular cryptomonad alga with a distinctive pyrenoid in each chloroplast, reflecting its species name. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds with moderate to high nutrient levels across temperate regions. This mixotrophic flagellate performs photosynthesis and can also ingest bacteria as supplemental nutrition.