Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Orange Tip

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Anthocharis cardamines

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Orange Tip
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Pygathrix	Anthocharis
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Anthocharis cardamines

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries).

Orange Tip

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.