Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Malayan porcupine

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Hystricidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Hystrix
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.