Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs small red peat moss

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Sphagnum capillifolium

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while small red peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	small red peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Sphagnum
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Sphagnum capillifolium

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

small red peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	small red peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small red peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.