Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Smooth Bristle Bracket

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Phellinus laevigatus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Smooth Bristle Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Smooth Bristle Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Phellinus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Phellinus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth Bristle Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Smooth Bristle Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Bristle Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.