Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Gut Weed

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Ulva
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).