Early Buttercup vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Ranunculus fascicularis compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Early Buttercup is Extinct while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Early Buttercup	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ranunculus	Pygathrix
Species	Ranunculus fascicularis	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.