Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Shingle Flatsedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Shingle Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Shingle Flatsedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Shingle Flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).