Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Papyrusstaude

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Papyrusstaude
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primaten)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Cyperus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Papyrusstaude

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrusstaude

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).