Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Phaeophyscia hispidula

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Whiskered Shadow Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Physciaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Phaeophyscia
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Phaeophyscia hispidula

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.