Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Hanging sedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Carex pendula

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Hanging sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Hanging sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Carex
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Carex pendula

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Hanging sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Hanging sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hanging sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).