Fossa vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

  • Fossa is Vulnerable while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fossa Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ) Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family Eupleridae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Cryptoprocta Pygathrix
Species Cryptoprocta ferox Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fossa Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

No description available.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

No description available.

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