Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Melitaea trivia

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Lesser Spotted Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pygathrix	Melitaea
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Melitaea trivia

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Lesser Spotted Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).