Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Primates (อันดับวานร)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pieridae
Genus	Pygathrix	Colias
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Colias chrysotheme

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-shanked Douc Langur and Lesser Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.