Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Cladonia
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).