Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Red ginger

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Alpinia
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).