Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Large Cabbage White

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Pieris brassicae

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Large Cabbage White is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Large Cabbage White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pieridae
Genus	Pygathrix	Pieris
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Pieris brassicae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Cabbage White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Large Cabbage White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Cabbage White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (41 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Large Cabbage White

Large Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.