Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Prickly Pole

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Arecaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Bactris
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.