Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs mountain paca

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	mountain paca
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)	Cuniculidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Cuniculus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.