Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Small shell ginger

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Alpinia
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.