Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs spiral ginger

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Costus pulverulentus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	spiral 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)	Costaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Costus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.