Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Carex projecta

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Loose-Headed Oval Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Loose-Headed Oval 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 projecta

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Loose-Headed Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.