Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs king colobus

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Colobus polykomos

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while king colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	king colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pygathrix	Colobus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and king colobus share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	king colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

king colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.