Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs White Stalk Puffball

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Tulostoma niveum

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while White Stalk Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	White Stalk Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Pygathrix	Tulostoma
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Tulostoma niveum

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

White Stalk Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	White Stalk Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Stalk Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.