Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Zedoary

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Curcuma zedoaria

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Zedoary is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Zedoary
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Curcuma
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Curcuma zedoaria

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Zedoary

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zedoary

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.