Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Potto

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lorisidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Perodicticus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Potto share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.