Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs northern common cuscus

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Phalanger orientalis

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while northern common cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	northern common cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Pygathrix	Phalanger
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Phalanger orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

northern common cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	northern common cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern common cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.