Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Indian Jointvetch

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Aeschynomene indica

Key Differences

  • Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Indian Jointvetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray-shanked Douc Langur Indian Jointvetch
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Fabaceae
Genus Pygathrix Aeschynomene
Species Pygathrix cinerea Aeschynomene indica

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian Jointvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray-shanked Douc Langur Indian Jointvetch
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Jointvetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

No description available.

Indian Jointvetch

No description available.

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