Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Ko`oko`olau

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Bidens campylotheca

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Ko`oko`olau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Ko`oko`olau
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	Bidens
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Bidens campylotheca

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Ko`oko`olau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Ko`oko`olau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ko`oko`olau

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Turkey. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.