Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Parnassus Dandelion

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Taraxacum parnassicum

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Parnassus Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Parnassus Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pygathrix	Taraxacum
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Taraxacum parnassicum

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Parnassus Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Parnassus Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parnassus Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.