Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Mountain yam

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Primates (приматы)	Dioscoreales (диоскореецветные)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Dioscorea
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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