Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Slender Cyperus

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cyperus distans

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Slender Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Slender Cyperus
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 distans

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Slender Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Slender Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).