Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Pith Plant

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Pith Plant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Aeschynomene
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Pith Plant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.