Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Red-tailed Monkey

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cercopithecus ascanius

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Red-tailed Monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Red-tailed Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pygathrix	Cercopithecus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cercopithecus ascanius

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Red-tailed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-tailed Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-tailed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.