Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Silver-throated Tanager

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Tangara icterocephala

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Silver-throated Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Silver-throated Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Thraupidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Tangara
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Tangara icterocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Silver-throated Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Silver-throated Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Silver-throated Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-throated Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Silver-throated Tanager

Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.