Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Sargasso Weed

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Sargassum natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Sargasso Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Sargassaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Sargassum
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Sargassum natans

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Sargasso Weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sargasso Weed

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sao Tome and Principe.