Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs canard colvert

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Anas platyrhynchos

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	canard colvert
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Anatidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Anas
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Anas platyrhynchos

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and canard colvert share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

canard colvert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

canard colvert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bhutan, Nepal), Europe (7 countries), North America (Barbados, El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

canard colvert

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 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.