Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Red-Root Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Cyperus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.