Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Pygathrix	Brachyuromys
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.