Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Midday Jird

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pygathrix	Meriones
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.