Da xióngmāo vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Da xióngmāo	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Pygathrix
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Da xióngmāo and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Da xióngmāo	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	20 years	—
Average Length	1.5 m	—
Average Weight	100.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Da xióngmāo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in China. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Da xióngmāo

大熊猫（Ailuropoda melanoleuca）是中国特有的濒危动物，以其黑白相间的体色和几乎完全依赖竹子的食性而闻名于世。该物种保护状态为易危（VU），是国际野生动物保护的旗舰物种，其种群数量近年来有所回升。