Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Philonotis
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.