Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs saffron

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Crocus sativus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while saffron is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Iridaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Crocus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Crocus sativus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

saffron

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey) and Europe (9 countries).