Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Plain Gold

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Plain Gold
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)	Micropterigidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Micropterix
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Plain Gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.