Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Melonenthrips

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Thrips palmi

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Melonenthrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Melonenthrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Primates (Primaten)	Thysanoptera (Fransenflügler)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Thripidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Thrips
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Thrips palmi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Melonenthrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melonenthrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Venezuela).