Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs Lowland Tapir

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Primates (อันดับวานร)	Perissodactyla (สัตว์กีบคี่)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Tapiridae
Genus	Pygathrix	Tapirus
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.