Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Red-Head Pondweed

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Red-Head Pondweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Red-Head Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Potamogeton
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Potamogeton richardsonii

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Head Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Head Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.