Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs saltmarsh flat-sedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Blysmus rufus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while saltmarsh flat-sedge is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	saltmarsh flat-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Blysmus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Blysmus rufus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

saltmarsh flat-sedge

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	saltmarsh flat-sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saltmarsh flat-sedge

Habitat

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

Range

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