Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Western Amazonian Nectomys

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Nectomys apicalis

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Western Amazonian Nectomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Western Amazonian Nectomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cricetidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Nectomys
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Nectomys apicalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Western Amazonian Nectomys share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Western Amazonian Nectomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.