Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Spiral head ginger

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Spiral head 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 scaber

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Spiral head 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 head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).