Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Mountain Argus

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Aricia montensis

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Mountain Argus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Aricia
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.