Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Ruby Whiteface

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Leucorrhinia rubicunda

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Ruby Whiteface is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Ruby Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Leucorrhinia
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Leucorrhinia rubicunda

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Ruby Whiteface share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Ruby Whiteface

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Ruby Whiteface
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.