Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Red-crested Cotinga

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Ampelion rubrocristatus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Red-crested Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Red-crested Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cotingidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Ampelion
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Ampelion rubrocristatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Red-crested Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-crested Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Red-crested Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-crested Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Red-crested Cotinga

Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.