Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Midge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Dasineura
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.