Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while One-Glumed Spike-Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
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	Eleocharis
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Eleocharis uniglumis

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).