Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Nit grass

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Gastridium phleoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Nit grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pygathrix	Gastridium
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Gastridium phleoides

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Nit grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nit grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).