Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pygathrix	Cynopterus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.