Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Meadow Shade

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cnephasia pasiuana

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Meadow Shade is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Meadow Shade
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Cnephasia
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cnephasia pasiuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Meadow Shade

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.