Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs River False Buttonweed

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while River False Buttonweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Spermacoce
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	River False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.