Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Prickly Sedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Carex spicata

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Prickly Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Prickly Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Carex
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Carex spicata

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).