Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Small Adder's-Tongue

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Ophioglossum azoricum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Small Adder's-Tongue
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	Ophioglossum
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Ophioglossum azoricum

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Adder's-Tongue

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Small Adder's-Tongue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Adder's-Tongue

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 Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.