Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Lesser Prickly Sedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Carex muricata

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Lesser Prickly Sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lesser Prickly Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Carex
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Carex muricata

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Prickly Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lesser Prickly Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Prickly Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Ecuador). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.