Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Nut Grass

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cyperus tuberosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Nut 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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Cyperus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cyperus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Grass

Habitat

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