American Water Plantain vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Alisma subcordatum compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

  • American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Water Plantain Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Primates (primatas)
Family Alismataceae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Alisma Pygathrix
Species Alisma subcordatum Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Water Plantain Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Water Plantain

The American Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum) is a species in the genus Alisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

No description available.

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