Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs three-nerved sedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Carex trinervis

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while three-nerved sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	three-nerved sedge
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Carex
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Carex trinervis

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

three-nerved sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	three-nerved sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

three-nerved sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.