Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Indian-nut

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Arecaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Areca
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).