Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Saffron Milk-Cap

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Lactarius deliciosus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Saffron Milk-Cap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Saffron Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Russulaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Lactarius
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Lactarius deliciosus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Saffron Milk-Cap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Saffron Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saffron Milk-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).