Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Short's aster

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Symphyotrichum shortii

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Short's aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Short's aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pygathrix	Symphyotrichum
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Symphyotrichum shortii

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Short's aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Short's aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short's aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.