Alpine Marsh Violet vs Lang's Red Colobus

Viola palustris compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Alpine Marsh Violet is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Marsh Violet	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Violaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Viola	Piliocolobus
Species	Viola palustris	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Alpine Marsh Violet

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Marsh Violet	Lang's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Marsh Violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Marsh Violet

The Alpine Marsh Violet (Viola palustris) is a species in the genus Viola. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).