Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Sand Saffron

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Colchicum arenarium

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Sand Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Colchicum
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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