Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Shade Moonwort

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Botrychium
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.