Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Meadow brome

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Bromus commutatus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Meadow brome is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Meadow brome
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)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pygathrix	Bromus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Bromus commutatus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Meadow brome

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Meadow brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow brome

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.