Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Starfruit

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Alismataceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Damasonium
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.