Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Irish Major

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Oxycera
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Irish Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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