Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Hoary ragwort

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Jacobaea erucifolia

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Hoary ragwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Hoary ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pygathrix	Jacobaea
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Jacobaea erucifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Hoary ragwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Hoary ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hoary ragwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.