Erect Brome vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Bromus erectus compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Erect Brome is Near Threatened while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erect Brome	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Bromus	Pygathrix
Species	Bromus erectus	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Erect Brome

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erect Brome

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile). 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.