Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Variable Flying Fox

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pygathrix	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.