Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Soricidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Chimarrogale
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.