Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs lunar thorn

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Selenia lunularia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	lunar thorn
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Pygathrix	Selenia
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Selenia lunularia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

lunar thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	lunar thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lunar thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.