Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Root-headed Centaury

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pygathrix	Centaurea
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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