Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Lesser Smoothcap

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Atrichum angustatum

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Lesser Smoothcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lesser Smoothcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Atrichum
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Atrichum angustatum

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Smoothcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Smoothcap

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.