Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Grey Puffball

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Bovista plumbea

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Grey Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Grey Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Bovista
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Grey Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).