Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs round silk moss

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Plagiothecium cavifolium

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while round silk moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	round silk moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Plagiothecium
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Plagiothecium cavifolium

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

round silk moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	round silk moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round silk moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.