Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Jerusalem artichoke

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Helianthus tuberosus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Jerusalem artichoke is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Jerusalem artichoke
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Helianthus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Jerusalem artichoke

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Jerusalem artichoke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jerusalem artichoke

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Rwanda, Seychelles), Asia (10 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).