False Morel vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Gyromitra esculenta compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• False Morel is Least Concern while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Morel	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Discinaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Gyromitra	Pygathrix
Species	Gyromitra esculenta	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Morel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.