Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Seychelles flying fox

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Pteropus seychellensis

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Seychelles flying fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Seychelles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pygathrix	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Pteropus seychellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Seychelles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Seychelles flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Seychelles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seychelles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.