Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Northern Button

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Acleris lipsiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Northern Button
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Acleris
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Acleris lipsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.