Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Teff

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Eragrostis tef

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Teff
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	Eragrostis
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Eragrostis tef

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Teff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Teff

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).