Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs tormentil

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pygathrix	Potentilla
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.