Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Prickly Russian Thistle

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Salsola tragus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Prickly Russian Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Prickly Russian Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Salsola
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Salsola tragus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Russian Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Russian Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).