Cochabamba Akodont vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Akodon siberiae compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Cochabamba Akodont is Near Threatened while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cochabamba Akodont	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Cricetidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Akodon	Pygathrix
Species	Akodon siberiae	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Cochabamba Akodont and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Cochabamba Akodont

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cochabamba Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cochabamba Akodont

The Cochabamba akodont (Akodon siberiae) is a small South American rodent endemic to the Cochabamba department of Bolivia. A member of the speciose genus Akodon — the so-called grass mice — this species inhabits humid montane grasslands and shrublands in the Andes, typically at elevations between 2,500 and 3,800 metres. Like other akodont rodents, it is primarily granivorous and insectivorous, foraging among dense grass tussocks and low vegetation for seeds, invertebrates, and plant material. The species is fossorial to a degree, constructing runways and shallow burrows beneath grass cover that provide shelter from predators including raptors and small carnivores. Akodon siberiae was described relatively recently from specimens collected in the Cochabamba region and remains poorly known; much of its ecology and reproductive biology has been inferred from better-studied congeners. Population size estimates are unavailable, though the IUCN classifies it as Near Threatened due to its restricted range and ongoing habitat conversion driven by agricultural expansion, livestock grazing, and burning of Andean grasslands. The species may have some tolerance for modified habitats but its dependence on intact puna and montane scrub makes it vulnerable to continued land-use change. Conservation measures such as protection of remnant native grassland within its limited range are considered important for its long-term persistence.