Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Pygathrix	Lepilemur
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.