Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Recurved Peatmoss

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Sphagnum
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Recurved Peatmoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.