Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Stargrass

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cynodon plectostachyus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Stargrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Stargrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pygathrix	Cynodon
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cynodon plectostachyus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Stargrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stargrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).