Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Peruvian groundcherry

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Physalis peruviana

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Peruvian groundcherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Peruvian groundcherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Solanaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Physalis
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Physalis peruviana

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Peruvian groundcherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Peruvian groundcherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian groundcherry

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (29 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).