Kleiner Feuerfalter vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Lycaena phlaeas compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Feuerfalter	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Lycaenidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lycaena	Pygathrix
Species	Lycaena phlaeas	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Kleiner Feuerfalter and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Kleiner Feuerfalter

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kleiner Feuerfalter

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (40 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kleiner Feuerfalter

American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.