Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs marsh thistle

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cirsium palustre

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while marsh thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pygathrix	Cirsium
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	marsh thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).