Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs greater broomrape

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Orobanche
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	greater broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.