Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Tropical amaranth

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Amaranthus polygonoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Tropical amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Amaranthus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Amaranthus polygonoides

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Tropical amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).