Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Thick-billed Murre

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Uria lomvia

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Thick-billed Murre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Thick-billed Murre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Alcidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Uria
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Uria lomvia

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Thick-billed Murre share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Thick-billed Murre

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Thick-billed Murre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-billed Murre

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

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