Delacour's langur vs vervet monkey

Trachypithecus delacouri compared with Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Key Differences

• Delacour's langur is Critically Endangered while vervet monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delacour's langur	vervet monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Trachypithecus	Chlorocebus
Species	Trachypithecus delacouri	Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delacour's langur and vervet monkey share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Delacour's langur

CR — Critically Endangered

vervet monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delacour's langur	vervet monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delacour's langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

vervet monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.