Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Prostrate knotweed

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

  • Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray-shanked Douc Langur Prostrate knotweed
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) Polygonaceae
Genus Pygathrix Polygonum
Species Pygathrix cinerea Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray-shanked Douc Langur Prostrate knotweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

No description available.

Prostrate knotweed

No description available.

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