Schwarzerle vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Alnus glutinosa compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Schwarzerle Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom Plantae (Pflanzen) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order Fagales (Buchenartige) Primates (Primaten)
Family Betulaceae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Alnus Pygathrix
Species Alnus glutinosa Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Schwarzerle

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Schwarzerle Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Schwarzerle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Schwarzerle

The Alder (Alnus glutinosa) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia