Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Nyl grass

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Acroceras macrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Nyl 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	Acroceras
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Acroceras macrum

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Nyl grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nyl grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Taiwan.