Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Mealy Shadow Lichen

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Mealy Shadow Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Physciaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Phaeophyscia
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Mealy Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).