Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs niruri

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Phyllanthus niruri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	niruri
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Phyllanthus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Phyllanthus niruri

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and niruri share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

niruri

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

niruri

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (China, Qatar), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).