Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Wood Snipe

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Gallinago nemoricola

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Wood Snipe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Wood Snipe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Gallinago
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Gallinago nemoricola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Wood Snipe

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Wood Snipe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Snipe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.