Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Western Emerald

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Western Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Trochilidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Chlorostilbon
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Western Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.