Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs tall broomrape

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Orobanche elatior

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while tall broomrape is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	tall broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Orobanche
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Orobanche elatior

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

tall broomrape

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tall broomrape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

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