Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs joint-vetch

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	joint-vetch
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 americana

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).