Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Marsh Valerian

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Valeriana uliginosa

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Marsh Valerian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Valeriana
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Valeriana uliginosa

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Marsh Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Marsh Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.