Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Microbotryum
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.