Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lecideaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Porpidia	Pygathrix
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.