Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Least Tern

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Sternula antillarum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Least Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Laridae
Genus	Pygathrix	Sternula
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Sternula antillarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Least Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Least Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Least Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.