Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Purple-Shot Copper

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Lycaena alciphron

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Purple-Shot Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Purple-Shot Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Lycaena
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Lycaena alciphron

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Purple-Shot Copper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Purple-Shot Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Purple-Shot Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple-Shot Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).