Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Lophocolea heterophylla

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Variable-Leaved Crestwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Lophocolea
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Lophocolea heterophylla

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).