Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Meyen's flatsedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cyperus meyenianus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Meyen's flatsedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Meyen's flatsedge
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Cyperus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cyperus meyenianus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Meyen's flatsedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Meyen's flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meyen's flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Peru, and United States.